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General Knowledge Quiz 348 (60 MCQs)

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1. Cannes is a resort in which country?
2. What is the name for the fitting together of the masticating surfaces of the upper and lower teeth in biting?
3. Which of these is a name given to sheet metal that is stamped or rolled into parallel ridges and furrows?
4. British artist Sir James Thornhill (1675-1734), history painter and sergeant painter to George I and George II, was related by marriage to which other artist?
5. Which of these is a ballet with music by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky?
6. What is the evening prayer service in the Western Catholic, Eastern (Byzantine) Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, and Lutheran churches?
7. Australian author, actor and journalist Helen Lyndon Goff, OBE, wrote a series of books centring round which character?
8. The personality tests known as Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) were developed based on the theories of which scientist?
9. Which sculptor is famous for "Bronze Age" (1877), "Burgesses of Calais" (1889), "The Kiss" (1898), and is best known in England for "Le Penseur" ?
10. Historically, nystagmus was recognised as a common industrial disease of which of these professions?
11. Which team won the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball Women's World Championship in Japan, that was held in October / November 2010?
12. How many teams competed in the Rugby World Cup 2011?
13. The dried and grated root of which plant is baked to make cassava bread, and is used to make a beverage called piwarry from its fermented juices?
14. In 1936, Anastasio Somoza became the dictator of which country?
15. How many colours are there on the American flag?
16. What event brings a group of old friends together in the 1983 film "The Big Chill" ?
17. What spoken word competition, which has been organised for many years by Gary Hallock, has been held every May since 1978 in Austin, Texas?
18. On 1 October 1957 which medication was launched under the trade name Contergan for insomnia and coughs etc, but was refused permission for sale in the US and although approved in Canada briefly was banned in March 1962?
19. The first pilgrims sailed to America from which English port?
20. What sport is played at an international level by Ángel Cabrera, Jim Furyk, Retief Goosen, Stewart Cink, Pádraig Harrington, Sergio García, Henrik Stenson & Fred Funk?
21. On 30 September 2010, the Allahabad High Court pronounced its verdict on four title suits relating to ownership of "Ayodhya land", which had been disputed since 1853. Which country was this land in?
22. What is the name given to 1 April, which, according to ancient custom, is still marked in many countries by carrying out hoaxes and other practical jokes of varying sophistication?
23. How heavy is a US ton?
24. The Great Famine in Europe, 1315-17 with effects lasting until at least 1322, was marked by what?
25. Who is the father-in-law of British actor, producer, and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 2018 (at 14, the youngest to be appointed), Millie Bobby Brown?
26. With what sport is Frank Bruno associated?
27. Who composed the score of the photorealistic computer-animated remake of "The Lion King" released in 2019?
28. Lake Erie is connected to Lake Ontario by which river?
29. Which of these songs is from Gershwin's Porgy and Bess?
30. For one of the major and long-established 4-yearly international sporting contests, what is the final in the series blue, yellow, black, green ..... ?
31. The writer Tolstoy fundraised for, and donated the proceeds from some of his writing towards, helping the practitioners of what religious movement?
32. Why did Papua New Guinea's parliament not sit on Tuesday 12 May 2009?
33. In 1961, the office of the Postmaster General of Australia introduced which emergency telephone number in major population centres and, near the end of the 1980s, extended the coverage nationwide?
34. Khalid Al Qassimi, Daniel Sorda, Sebastien Ogier, François Duval & Jar-Matti Latvala regularly competed in 2010 in which championship?
35. What is the capital of the U S state of Pennsylvania?
36. All these companies market a brand of watch. Which of them is currently based outside Switzerland?
37. What does the dish called "Welsh rarebit" traditionally consist of?
38. Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jnr, Peter Lawford, Dean Martin and Joey Bishop were known as what?
39. Which 1956 film, filmed in an early version of modern widescreen, starred David Niven and Cantinflas, with guest appearances by Noel Coward, Frank Sinatra, John Gielgud, Buster Keaton and Marlene Deitrich?
40. According to the English nursery rhyme, who "sat on a wall, and had a great fall" ?
41. Which country has been ruled by Dukes of Burgundy, Kings of Spain, then Austria, was united with Holland and became a separate kingdom in 1830?
42. In January 2013, South African police were deployed to join a massive hunt round the Limpopo River for what?
43. At which Winter Olympics was a women's team in bobsleigh introduced?
44. Which former President of the USA was the father of American actress and author Patti Davis, who was called the "black sheep" of the family and had many well publicised conflicts with her parents?
45. In sheep's stomach put finely minced heart, lungs & liver of sheep, 2 chopped onions, 1lb suet, juice of 1 lemon, 1/2pt oatmeal, 2tsp salt, 1tsp pepper, 1/2 grated nutmeg, 1/2pt gravy; boil 3 hrs is a recipe for what?
46. What is one of characteristics which distinguish the endangered Andean flamingo from other flamingos?
47. During the 9th to the 11th centuries Vikings raided, fought, explored and colonised, starting from what home lands?
48. For which of her novels did Anna Burns receive the 2018 Man Booker Prize?
49. What phrase refers to a deceitful or treacherous person?
50. What is traditionally added to sulphur and saltpetre to make gunpowder?
51. What is the capital city of the third smallest territory, and the one with the most lagoons, deltas, coastline, river basins and rivers per square mile, in South America?
52. When was the first UK film released with the title "Carry On ..... ''- "Carry On London"; it was not part of the later series starting in 1958 although it included a common cast member?
53. Whose butler was called Nestor?
54. Neksy Metelus, or Krypto9095, is known for what?
55. In 2022, as a response to Russia's full invasion of Ukraine at the beginning of the year, the remaining (what ..... ) separated from their lingering ties with Russia and Moscow?
56. Which of these geometrical shapes most closely approximates India?
57. What was the first drama series created and released by Netflix?
58. Besides the relatively recent annual honorarium of £5, 750, the Poet Laureate of the UK has, since the 1500s, been traditionally rewarded annually with what?
59. What can blue john be used for?
60. The Vrancea earthquake in 1940 was the largest of the 20th century in which country?
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