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General Knowledge Quiz 361 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which of these is a branch of health care devoted to the study, diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the foot, ankle and lower leg?
2. Where is the Palazzo Farnese (the Farnese Palace), in which, in Puccini's opera "Tosca", the heroine confronts Scarpia, the malevolent Chief of Police?
3. The first formal, patented, human use of sound to echo-locate under water was in relation to detecting what?
4. What is the name of the holy book of te Sikh faith?
5. Which of these horse races does not form part of The Triple Crown in England?
6. Who was the last Anglo-Saxon king of England?
7. What Hindu practice involves a widow throwing herself onto her husband's funeral pyre?
8. The Cullinan, a 3106.75 carat diamond, was mined where in 1905?
9. Who is the author of three mystery novels "The Shadow Catchers" (2006), "Chillwater Cove" (2007) and "Broken Wing" (2009), a continuing series revolving around a pair of FBI special agents, Mike Yeager and Peggy Weaver?
10. What is THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol)?
11. The Spanish throne had been vacant since 1936, but on 22 November 1975 Juan Carlos came to the throne as King. What event caused this?
12. Shomyo, gagaku, and min'yo are terms relating to what Japanese art form?
13. What was the instrument for which American jazz musician Bix Beiderbecke, an outstanding improviser and composer of the 1920s, is particularly known?
14. There were two events called "The Siege of Sevastopol" . One of them took place in which war?
15. Where was the Basilica of Our Lady of Las Lajas, or the Las Lajas Sanctuary, in southern Colombia built?
16. In which country are the Angel Falls, or Kerepakupai Vená?
17. Which music appeared in the 2010s and grew during the CoViD-19 pandemic lockdowns 2020 onwards, a hybrid of deep house, jazz, and lounge music characterised by synths and wide percussive basslines?
18. Which of these curries is the hottest?
19. The annual International Tree Climbing Championship is held under the auspices of which organisation?
20. What is unusual about the skeletons of sharks, skates and rays?
21. Lenin and Geraldine feature in which 1970s UK TV series?
22. Who was the last English monarch of the Tudor dynasty?
23. Which country topped the medals table, in each of gold, silver and bronze, and overall, in the first Summer Paralympic Games in 1960 in Rome, Italy?
24. Which of these is a catch-phrase from the TV series "Hawaii Five-O" ?
25. An expression that means to leave things as they are when there is no immediate problem is "let sleeping dogs ..... " what?
26. Who provided the voice of "Charlotte" in the 2007 film "Charlotte's Web" ?
27. What is an umlaut?
28. The prolific Dennis Spooner worked in UK TV with Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, and with Terry Nation, Brian Clemens, and Tony Williamson on series ranging from Thunderbirds to the early Dr Who to The Avengers and Bergerac, in what capacity?
29. In Kazakhstan what does The Polygon signify, inherited from the time when the republic was a member of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)?
30. Who, in 2009, had the most UK #1 singles by a female co-writer (third after Lennon and McCartney), and was the only female to reach the UK #1 as part of a quintet, quartet, duo and as a solo artist?
31. Which Scottish order of Knighthood was founded by James II in 1687 and dedicated to St Andrew?
32. What are Friulian and Ladin?
33. New Zealander Michael Campbell is a leading player in which sport?
34. Where do the waters of the River Ganges empty into?
35. What was the stage name of Mary O'Brien?
36. Which was the person credited with saying "The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits" ?
37. Where is the habitat of the snail known as the common nerite (Theodoxus fluviatilis)?
38. When was the last year in which the Summer and Winter Olympics were held in the same country and in the same year?
39. Which of these words means "a short pithy maxim" ?
40. From what type of well does water flow to the surface by natural pressure?
41. A manx cat has no what?
42. Where does Bolivia drill the ships of its navy?
43. Sebastian Pinera was the president of where?
44. Which of these is a diagram having spiritual and ritual significance in Buddhism and Hinduism?
45. Which American state, since 1847 shortly after joining the Union, has never carried out capital punishment under its laws?
46. Iodine used as a topical wash rather than taken internally has what effect?
47. Strasbourg is in which country?
48. Which cartoon series relied on the voices of Alan Reed, Jean Vander Pyl, Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet, Gerry Johnson, Don Messick, Harvey Korman & John Stephenson?
49. Where is the Walled City of Shibam, one of the oldest and best examples of urban planning based on the principle of high rise construction?
50. What word means the judgement (using analysis and evaluation) of the merits and faults of the actions or work of another individual, which now has an implication of an expression of disapproval?
51. The "Ring of Fire" is an area of seismic activity around which ocean?
52. "The Wealth of Nations", published 1776, sets out one of the world's first collected descriptions of what builds nations' wealth, and reflections on economics at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, of what author?
53. Who was killed when his private plane crashed in Monterey Bay, California in 1997?
54. On July 6, 2007, the IOC approved what new venture to complement the Olympic Games, starting in 2010?
55. Which actress received an Oscar nomination for her role in the film "Trans America" ?
56. Which company ran a promotion entitled "When the US Wins, You Win" during the 1984 Olympic Games, where customers scratched off a ticket, and if the US won that event, they would be given a free item from the menu?
57. Until 1918 the name "Azerbaijan" referred to a state in which present day country?
58. Where would a Deemster hold office?
59. What genre is "Fist City" (1968) written and sung by Loretta Lynn?
60. Why did Bruno Richard Hauptmann, a German carpenter, make international news in 1936 when he was sentenced to death and executed for what became known as "The Crime of the Century" ?
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