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General Knowledge Quiz 343 (60 MCQs)

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1. At Turin (2006), who became the first Canadian to win five medals in one Olympic Games?
2. What do Viva la Vida, No Line on the Horizon, Spore and the Sirocco have in common?
3. Which pair of films starred Uma Thurman as "the bride", Daryl Hannah as her arch-nemesis and Lucy Liu as "Cottonmouth" ?
4. The character of Atticus Finch was created by which author?
5. The prefix Nano-used in the metric system denoting a factor of 10 to the power of-9 or 0.000000001 is derived from a Greek word meaning what?
6. Which board game, the objective of which is world domination, was invented by Albert Lamorisse in 1957?
7. A resolution passed at the 7th Lambeth Conference of bishops of the Anglican Communion in 1930 provided for what?
8. Which of these did not receive a British knighthood?
9. What is a leveret?
10. The colloquial name "cockney" is traditionally applied to a Londoner born within the sound of the bells of which church?
11. Crowley, who figures as a Satanic force in Terry Pratchett's and Neil Gaiman's book, "Good Omens", and in multiple other situations including the long running US TV series "Supernatural" has resonances from a person of the same name who lived when?
12. What "moon" traditionally follows a wedding?
13. In 2005, what major sporting event was delayed 25 minutes due to the wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles?
14. In the context of drugs or medicines, what does OTC stand for?
15. Hippocrates who lived in the 5th century BCE is remembered for his work and knowledge in what area?
16. How did the Pumpkin Papers become well-known in 1948?
17. Which Italian poet and librettist was known under the name of Metastasio?
18. Brianne Sidonie Desaulniers won the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Critic's Choice Award, Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress in which 2015 Canadian-Irish independent drama film?
19. Who has been romantically linked with Britney Spears, Stacy Ferguson, Jenna Dewan, Alyssa Milano, Cameron Diaz, Scarlett Johansson and Jessica Biel?
20. December 31 1960 was the last day for which coin, first minted in England in the 13th century, to be legal tender in the United Kingdom?
21. In the men's ice hockey tournament at the 2010 Olympics, Sidney Crosby scored the winning goal for Canada to win the gold medal. Which nation was Canada competing against?
22. In the nursery rhyme beginning "Hey Diddle Diddle", who laughed to see such fun?
23. Who had a hit in 1967 with "Silence is Golden" ?
24. What name is given to the 4 mile (6.4 km) stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard which is mainly in the unincorporated communities of Paradise and Winchester?
25. Which British car company based in West Bromwich, known for its sports cars and commercial vehicles, produced their first production car in 1935 and effectively ceased manufacturing in May 1976?
26. Which is the seat of National Parliament and the legislative capital of South Africa?
27. What infectious disease, commonest in childhood, caused by a virus, is characterised by swelling of the salivary glands, slight fever and malaise?
28. Daley Thompson is an Olympic gold medallist in what sport?
29. France's often controversial Petit Saut Dam was built on what river?
30. In 2001, Karen England and Rebecca Knight, found busking in Covent Garden to support singing lessons, were invited to perform at the FA Cup Final & the UEFA Champions League final in Milan. Their album "Beyond Imagination" was #1 in the UK Classical Charts for 11 weeks and #4 in the USA. What are they better known as?
31. Who is the only member of the current membership of Fleetwood Mac who does not play an instrument regularly on stage?
32. Which of these is a name given to a letter written by the Pope?
33. What was the only South American country to send troops to fight in World War II after declaring war on Germany and Italy on 22 August 1942?
34. Under what name did Mrs. Middleton Murray publish works such as "The Garden Party", "The Dove's Nest" and "Something Childish" ?
35. What was the Ferris wheel which was designed in the 19th century built for?
36. In a song by Warren Zevon, what did he see "with a Chinese menu in his hand walking through the streets of Soho in the rain, ..... looking for a place called Lee Ho Fook's ..... to get himself a big dish of beef chow mein" ?
37. Given that the speed of sound is 1120 feet per second, if a person makes a sound that bounces off an object 112 feet away, how long will it take for that echo to be heard?
38. Octavian and Antony defeated Brutus and Cassius in 42BC near which city in East Macedonia?
39. Which of these was a popular comedy duo in the 1970s and '80s?
40. In cricket, what is "sledging" ?
41. What is a monsoon?
42. Mauritius did what in 1835?
43. Which member of the British royal family was born on 8/8/88?
44. Where would one find a hypotenuse?
45. Where was the English TV comedy series "Hi-De-Hi!" set?
46. Where was the battle during the Anglo-Zulu War in which 11 Victoria Crosses were awarded in one day?
47. What was the source of a collective name for actors Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, and Ally Sheedy in the 1980s?
48. The island of Tasmania is governed by which country?
49. What, in ancient Rome, was a "sudatorium" ?
50. When French politician Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès called in 1799 for "a sabre", what or who was his solution?
51. One of the tools proposed in detecting skin cancer is called what?
52. At the 1996 Olympics, what did Carl Lewis become the fourth person to do?
53. Which of these tools would an astronomer use in their research?
54. What is the overall subject of the sentence "UTC replaced GMT in most places in the world on 1 January 1972" ?
55. Who wrote the opera "The Magic Flute" ?
56. A pyroclastic flow from a volcano is called that, strictly speaking, because it what ..... ?
57. What war, begun in 1740 when Austrian Emperor Charles VI died and his daughter Maria Theresa came to the throne, involved attacks by Prussia, Bavaria, France, Spain, Sardinia and Saxony, and ended in 1748?
58. Which of these is a short haired odd-toed vegetarian mammal native to Central and South America and Southeast Asia?
59. What annual event, to have been held in 2008, was cancelled after al-Qaeda's murder of four French tourists on Christmas Eve in December 2007 in Mauritania?
60. What wine is named after a city in the south of Iran?
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