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General Knowledge Quiz 339 (60 MCQs)

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1. Among NATO members, which is the only one with no standing army?
2. Which of these is a small chain of islands that connects Sri Lanka to southern India?
3. Which war, engineered by Bismarck, included the siege and surrender of Paris and ended in the union of German states with William I as emperor?
4. Where do the waters of the Danube rise?
5. What clothing item made of synthetic material was first sold in Wilmington Delaware in 1939?
6. In 1346, Edward III and his son the Black Prince were repeatedly attacked by French forces in which forest?
7. Of whom did the Greek philosopher Plutarch write "Plato admits 4 sorts of flattery, but she had 1, 000" ?
8. Gibraltar was ceded to the UK by Spain in 1713 and although now semi-autonomous is still under UK government; it has been a strategic advantage to the UK at a number of times, which is NOT one of these?
9. The Marowijne (or Maroni) River forms the eastern border of which country?
10. What sport is featured in "Chariots of Fire", a 1981 film starring Ben Cross?
11. The book "Angels and Demons" was written by whom?
12. State-funded good, universal and free healthcare is provided in some form in a number of countries, among them the UK, New Zealand, Russia (nominally, although unofficial charges are often added), and which other of these?
13. What is the nickname of the flag of the USA?
14. Which of these is a deliberately exaggerated drawing or description of a person?
15. The first version of what, was agreed and given the king's seal in 1215 at Runnymede in England?
16. What is the usual thing to do with a posset?
17. What nationality was 17th century artist Artemisia Gentileschi?
18. Where did ice hockey make its Olympic debut?
19. How often does the Earth's moon totally eclipse its sun from the standpoint of somewhere on the Earth's surface, i.e. a total solar eclipse?
20. The markka is the base unit of currency in which country?
21. Traditionally, Presidential elections are held in the USA in which month?
22. Which of these gases is a natural refrigerant?
23. Which city about 200 km west of Madrid that has a university founded in 1218 (the oldest university in Spain and the 5th oldest western university) was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988?
24. In classical Sanskrit drama what kind of character is the vidusaka?
25. What are the central events of Mexican charreadas?
26. In October 2009 it was announced that director Sam Taylor-Wood was to marry Aaron Johnson, 23 years her junior, who were director and star respectively of "Nowhere Boy", a film about whom?
27. The Ryder Cup, a golf trophy donated by Samuel Ryder, awarded for competition between teams from Europe and the United States, is held how often?
28. Which director and choreographer was Artistic and Executive Director of Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre from 1991 (at the age of 21)?
29. What is the literal meaning of the Arabic word "Nakba" ?
30. Chesley Sullenberger became internationally known in 2009 as what?
31. Which of these was opened in Derby in England in 1840, claimed as the first publicly owned facility of its kind in the country?
32. English mathematician, astronomer, astrologer and occult philosopher Dr John Dee was an adviser to what major figure of the 16th century?
33. When one well-known English author wrote about Britain's "alien and uninspiring court", which monarch replied "I may be uninspiring, but I'll be damned if I'm alien." ?
34. What did British comedian Benny Hill use as his signature tune?
35. Where are the Sugarloaf Mountain, the Morro da Babilônia, the Morro da Urca, and Mount Corcovado (with its famous giant religious statue)?
36. The flag of which country, consisting of three horizontal stripes of red, white and blue (almost identical to that of the Netherlands), was first used in 1845 and officially adopted on June 23, 1972?
37. To whom was the quote "Remember upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all" first ascribed?
38. What is the name of a figure, carved into a hill in Kent, South East England, overlooking the English terminal of the Channel Tunnel?
39. In what field is the Abel Prize awarded?
40. Harki troops were soldiers indigenous to where?
41. Which of these is not a "portmanteau" word?
42. The Battle of the River Plate was between the "Ajax", the "Achilles", the "Exeter" and which other ship?
43. Whose autobiography was entitled "A Long Walk to Freedom" ?
44. Which of these was not a film of a Shakespearean play directed by Laurence Olivier and featuring himself, made in the 1940s and 1950s?
45. What is the Younger Futhark?
46. Who was Sven-Göran Eriksson?
47. What is the main subject matter of books by popular and prolific English writer Richard Jefferies (1848-1887)?
48. Tadpoles of the amphibians Bufo bufo, members of the Dendrobatidae family, and Bufo marinus have what in common?
49. Ernesto "Che" Guevara was working as a journalist and photographer when he befriended and joined forces with whom?
50. Of what country was Makeda, beloved of King Solomon of t he United Monarchy in Israel, reputed to have been Queen?
51. What American Indian word was used to describe the first international Boy Scout rally held at Olympia, London, in 1920?
52. What were Operation Pointblank, Operation Overlord, Operation Fortitude, Operation Neptune and Operation Quicksilver?
53. In England, Dick Turpin (1706-39), Claude Duval (1643-70) and John Nevison (1639-84) were well known as what?
54. Netflix's first live global streaming event was of what event(s) or production?
55. A cravat is worn on which part of the body?
56. What type of rock is formed by the solidification of molten magma?
57. Which of these songs is from the musical Annie?
58. In the BBC TV soap-opera EastEnders, who was the murderer of character Archie Mitchell?
59. Where is the Thar Desert?
60. What chemical compound of 1 carbon and 4 hydrogen atoms is the simplest alkane, and the principal component of natural gas?
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