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General Knowledge Quiz 357 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which one of these characters is from the TV series "ER" ?
2. In what is "foley" used?
3. Which of these is salmon fillet that has been cured?
4. What is the musical term for playing each note separated from the rest?
5. Andreas Thorkildsen set a new Olympic record at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing for throwing what?
6. What collection includes 3 King's crowns. 3 Queen's crowns, 5 sceptres, 2 orbs, St Edward's staff, 5 swords and 2 bracelets?
7. What are Tashkent Tower, Uzbekistan, and Dragon Tower in Harbin, People's Republic of China?
8. The newest distinct territory in Canada, Nunavut, is contiguous or very nearly with how many other Canadian provinces or territories?
9. What is a marriage called where one of the parties does not enjoy the privileges of rank of the other, nor inherit the possessions of the partner?
10. The fictional story teller Uncle Remus narrates stories about what character?
11. Which horse race is held at Churchill Downs?
12. Who had the title role in the 2003 film 'Sylvia" ?
13. What was Beethoven's last symphony?
14. Inflammation of the knee is associated with what occupation?
15. What is the name of the most famous art gallery in Paris?
16. A novel by General Lew Wallace published in 1880 was made into which films in 1926 (a silent movie) and 1959 (produced by William Wyler)?
17. In which New York borough is the district of Harlem?
18. Which 1934 novel by American author James Cain has been adapted in 7 films, 2 plays, and an opera in variously France, Germany, Hungary, Malaysia, Russia, and the USA?
19. What is the name of the multi-sport event for athletes with physical and visual disabilities, including athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and cerebral palsy, that are held every 4 years, following the Olympic Games?
20. What 2009 hit record by Lily Allen concerns her boyfriend's performance in the bedroom?
21. In what could a molossus be found?
22. Which strong man appears in the Bible in the Book of Judges?
23. Swahili is NOT one of the two official languages of which of these countries?
24. Which of these people is a composer of film music?
25. Which of these words means to become extremely tired?
26. What are "Non più andrai", "O Isis und Osiris" and "Madamina, il catalogo è questo" ?
27. What is the official language of the principality of Andorra?
28. Which of these politicians made his fortune from the ownership of television companies?
29. Who received a replacement gold medal at the 1996 Olympics for the one he allegedly threw away in 1960 after being refused service in a whites-only restaurant in his home town?
30. The Atacama Desert is closest to which ocean or sea?
31. On which island is the port of Messina?
32. The three actors who played guitar in the band in the film "Spinal Tap" got together again as a folk trio "The Folksmen" in which film?
33. In what field is Robert Mapplethorpe known?
34. What card is known as "Pam" in the game of Lanterloo?
35. What feature did online entertainment company Netflix controversially bring to Cannes Film Festival 2017?
36. There is a myth that that all the clocks in "Pulp Fiction" are set to which time that it is slang for smoking marijuana?
37. Miso soup is the cuisine of which country?
38. Retired professional wrestler Jesse "The Body" Ventura, is a former governor of which US state?
39. Charlemagne was who or what?
40. "Meditations on Song of Songs", 1567, is the work of which Spanish author?
41. In Rabbinic literature and Christian and Islamic scripture, where is a destination of the wicked?
42. Which of these states on the continental USA is the furthest west?
43. A National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) mission to the asteroid Psyche, beginning in 2022, was designed to achieve three main goals. Which was one?
44. The cocktail called a Tom Collins consists of lemon or lime juice, sugar, soda water and what else?
45. What is the name for a steak stuffed with oysters?
46. Found in the human body, what are the "venae cavae" ?
47. In May 2009, flooding killed at least 30 people and caused more than 20, 000 people to leave their homes in which country?
48. Where in the human body is the sagittal suture?
49. In printing, what are slugs?
50. Who was the first female, the first Californian and the first Italian-American to hold the post of Speaker of the US House of Representatives?
51. When Julius Caesar in the first century BCE took a break from overrunning countries and fighting, and returned to display his spoils, what city did he come to?
52. A Star of David can be seen in the stained glass of the cathedral of which Mexican city?
53. An American sitcom (1962-1971) was "The Beverley ..... "?
54. Which of these is a 1966 musical (music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Dorothy Fields and book by Neil Simon) based on Federico Fellini's screenplay for Nights of Cabiria, where the central character is a dancer-for-hire at a Times Square dance-hall?
55. In which series of the UK TV series "Blackadder" was there a character with the same name as an Australian river?
56. What is the name of Bill and Hillary Clinton's daughter?
57. What two forces were engaged in the Battle of Thermopylae in mid 480 BCE?
58. Which country, now part of Europe, did Robert the Bruce rule over in the 14th century?
59. What TV character used the catchphrase "I know nothing" ?
60. The song "Come Rain or Come Shine" made popular during the 1940s and 50s in the USA was written for which Broadway Musical?
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