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General Knowledge Quiz 337 (60 MCQs)

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1. In January 2019 executive producers Alec Sulkin and Rich Appel, along with creator Seth MacFarlane, confirmed "Family Guy" would no longer write jokes against what?
2. What is another name for the jawbone?
3. When ex-professional basketballer Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash in January 2020 what was his destination?
4. What was the emblem for the Rome 1960 Summer Olympics?
5. In Greek mythology Argus Panoptes, guardian of the heifer-nymph Io and son of Arestor, was a primordial giant described as having multiple, often one hundred, what?
6. How many lanes are there in an Olympic-sized swimming pool?
7. In the acronym NTSC, used in the television industry, what does the "N" stand for?
8. Who premièred the role of Anna in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, "The King and I", on Broadway in 1951?
9. Which of these countries has hosted the most of the modern Olympic Games?
10. What is the surname of Rebecca in the novel by Daphne du Maurier?
11. In England, which fish, when caught in a river, traditionally belongs to the Sovereign?
12. What can 1+1 equal?
13. Which of these is used as an artificial and concentrated sweetener?
14. Hudson Bay is a large inland sea in which country?
15. Which family of palaeoanthropologists is most associated with work in the Oldupai Gorge, Tanzania?
16. What is a Barnes Dance?
17. Which mountain in the Sierra Nevada just over 13, 000 feet high was climbed in 1890 by Joseph N. Le Conte, Hubert P. Dyer, Fred S. Pheby, and C. B. Lakeman, who initially called it University Peak?
18. After the game of Australian Football was formulated in the 1850s, which was the first club (formed in 1858) to introduce the Australian-made rules which developed into the country-wide rules of the game?
19. Which 20th century English playwright wrote "The Winslow Boy" and "Separate Tables" ?
20. What song plays over the closing credits of "Die Hard" (1988)?
21. Sergei Diaghilev (1872-1929), art critic, patron and ballet impresario, founded what famous ballet company in 1909?
22. Where or what is the Circle of Willis?
23. When did the British soap opera "Coronation Street" first go to air?
24. Which organisation, which has its Headquarters in Paris, was established on 16 November 1945?
25. What sea creature living in the Arctic has a tapering tusk, spirally grooved, 2 to 3 metres (7 to 10 feet) long?
26. "Million Dollar Quartet" is a stage musical by Floyd Mutrux & Colin Escott that opened on Broadway on 11 April 2010. Who are "the quartet" ?
27. Which of the core cast of the TV series "Friends" also appeared in the 2000 film "The Whole Nine Yards" with Bruce Willis?
28. Which of these words does not owe its origins to an Arabic language?
29. The Battle of Banquan, recorded in Chinese annals written in the 1st and 2nd centuries BCE as China's first large scale battle, resulted in victory for whom?
30. Who became the World Superbike Champion in 2005?
31. How many pairs of ribs are there in the human body?
32. Miami Beach in Florida borders which ocean?
33. Jean Sok, also known as BBoy Hourth, is a professional artist in what field?
34. Niagara Falls is between the state of New York, USA, and which province of Canada?
35. During World War II, what were "Anderson shelters", which were usually put in back gardens, made of?
36. Under what name was the country of Umbuso weSwatini, or eSwatini, known internationally until 2018?
37. A character played by John Forsythe, although never seen, was a regular in which TV series?
38. What was Merlin's position at the court of King Arthur?
39. Which book of the Christian Bible's new testament comprises a letter from St Paul to members of a church that he had founded at Macedonia?
40. What is an Australian talking about if he says "Emma Chizzit" ?
41. Skeleton tracks are used for which international (and national) championships or displays?
42. Who was the lead singer for Black Sabbath?
43. Which of these was a Roman emperor?
44. Who wrote the music for what he described as "an American folk opera", which was set on Catfish Row?
45. In the Republican calendar, introduced after the French Revolution, how many days were there in a week?
46. What is one of the world's most prestigious scientific journals, first published on 4 November 1869, one of the few that publish original research articles across a wide range of scientific fields?
47. What waters lie south of the southernmost tip of the South American continent?
48. Where is the boat "The Maid of the Mist", originally designed to ply between USA and Canada and now a tourist facility for a world attraction?
49. Who won a record six motorcycle speedway World Championships in 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1977 and 1979?
50. What is petrology the study of?
51. Actor, screenwriter and producer Phoebe Waller-Bridge was the head writer of the first series of which multiple award-winning TV show, which premièred in 2018?
52. The Kitāb al-aqdas is a holy book in which religion?
53. Barry Bonds is an all-time great in what sport?
54. The book, "The Damned Utd" (2006), is concerned with a combative and brilliant coach's very short spell in 1974 with a team playing what sport?
55. What item of clothing, seen frequently on news media being worn by former President of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat, was popularised in the west, ?
56. Who played the title role in the 2004 film "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers" ?
57. Sylvie Simmons, Jann Wenner, Lester Bangs and Jon Landau are all known as what?
58. What was the first robotic probe to land on the Moon and return a sample to Earth?
59. "Regina v. Bartle" [1994] is a leading Supreme Court of Canada decision regarding what aspect of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?
60. If x = yz², what is the value of x if y = 4 and z = 3?
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