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General Knowledge Quiz 349 (60 MCQs)

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1. Barabas is the central character in what 16th century play?
2. What is a Welsh festival of literature, music and performance, the traditions of which date back to (at least) a festival of poetry and music held by Rhys ap Gruffydd of Deheubarth at his court in Cardigan in 1176?
3. In what area did Herman Mohl form his company, in early 18th century Britain, which was still operating when bought in 1922 by a company which markets razors and other personal care products?
4. Which continent lies directly to the east of Europe?
5. What is the largest desert in China?
6. When does the clear ice deposit known as "glaze" form?
7. Which of these does not represent a unit of length?
8. Who was the last Empress of All the Russias?
9. What is a jury said to do when they leave the courtroom to decide on their verdict?
10. The Jewish festival of the Passover is held around the same time as which Christian festival?
11. Which of these is a famous cellist?
12. Which is the shortest distance, as the crow flies?
13. John Williams said to Steven Spielberg, "You need a better composer than I am for this film" and got the reply "I know. But they're all dead!" What was the film?
14. What is the next in this series:1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians ..... ?
15. The de facto first Governor-General of India, Warren Hastings, was impeached (and acquitted), on his return to England in 1786, on what grounds?
16. Which of these is found at the entrance to a castle?
17. What was the surname of Marie, double Nobel laureate, and Pierre, also Nobel laureate?
18. What is a grommet?
19. What is the name for a carriage drawn by a team of four horses having the reins rigged in such a way that it can be driven by a single driver?
20. In April 1947, following a rapidly spreading epidemic of what disease, New York, USA, carried out a programme of vaccination which delivered over 6.35 million doses over the space of just 4 weeks?
21. What event took place at Yasgur's farm, New York, on 15 to 18 August 1969?
22. Which of these is an opera by Borodin?
23. The English football team played the World Cup Final in 1966 in what coloured shirts?
24. In 1990, in its second year of choosing up to 25 films to be preserved annually in its Registry, the United States National Film Preservation Board's (NFPB) chose which of these?
25. What was the name given to the group of people in the English Midlands who destroyed machinery in 1811-1812, believing it to be the cause of their unemployment?
26. What is the most common colour of a topaz?
27. What series of toys, aimed at little girls, was released by Hasbro in 1983?
28. What originated as a French folk dance, notated in 4/4 or 2/2 time at moderate tempo, with a distinctive rhythmic feature, as phrases begin in the middle of the bar (on the third quarter note), creating a half-measure upbeat?
29. The television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997-2003), "Firefly" (2002) and which other series were created or co-created by screenwriter, director, producer, comic book writer, and composer Joss Whedon?
30. The discovery that determined the amino acid sequence of insulin and numerous other proteins was made in what decade?
31. The game Ticket to Ride involves what kind of transport?
32. Which first-person interactive long-form game, designed for VR, explores a morally ambiguous organization as two individuals from contrasting perspectives?
33. What was one of the effects of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact in 1939?
34. For what is the CPSA the governing body?
35. In what field is the term "obduction" usually used?
36. How did competitors dress in early classical Olympic Games?
37. Which of these palaces has the largest floor area?
38. Where is the Mose Project, construction work on which began in 2003, being carried out?
39. What programme would feature James May, Richard Hammond, and Jeremy Clarkson as presenters?
40. Which driver won the most races in the A1GP championship in its first 3 years (2005-06, 2006-07 & 2007-08)?
41. The 1912 invention of the mechanical or artificial what, triggered development of the commercial form of a highly popular sport which happens on what are usually oval tracks?
42. What does "anadromous" describe?
43. Which could be the name of a dish whose ingredients are powdered grain, processed cow blood, undeveloped bird embryo and fluid, rain, and ground various meats in (sometimes mock) intestines, which is baked in adipose tissue from a pig?
44. The "artisanal know-how and culture of baguette bread" was included in November 2022 by UNESCO in its list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. "Baguette" also means which?
45. What was the name of the Roman road that stretched from Dover, Kent, almost to Shrewsbury, Shropshire, a distance of 322 km (200 miles)?
46. The South African artist William Kentridge articulates concerns of post-Apartheid South Africa using what media?
47. The Equitable Life Assurance Building in New York City, built in 1870, and 130 feet (40 m) high, was the first office building to be equipped with what?
48. Why did Aeroflot Flight 593, a "Russian Airlines" Airbus A310 passenger airliner, crash into a hillside in Kemerovo Oblast on 23 March 1994, killing all 75 passengers and crew?
49. What is a word for a deep narrow valley?
50. The musical "The Music Man" is set in what city?
51. What number cannot be written in Roman numerals?
52. Which London station does the "Eurostar" leave from?
53. Which sea or ocean washes into the ports of Suriname?
54. The international abbreviation "CH" represents which country?
55. Which Tropic runs through the Gulf of Mexico?
56. Who was the governor of California from 1967 to 1975?
57. What was the Menin Gate, unveiled in 1927, built to signify?
58. How does the Killifish, Kryptolebias marmoratus, respond to times when water is low?
59. The USA passed an Act in 1856, the Guano Islands Act, which provided for what?
60. Which of these is a brandy made with apples?
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