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General Knowledge Quiz 373 (60 MCQs)

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1. What is likely to be found in the Pantanal?
2. What international news TV network is based in Doha, Qatar?
3. A punnet is used as what in relationship to strawberries and other soft fruit?
4. Henry VIII married Anne of Cleves after seeing a (presumably, too) flattering portrait of her by whom?
5. Zach Galifianakis hosts an online series based round interviews and insults with celebrity guests, called what?
6. Which late 19th century English illustrator was "rediscovered" due to an exhibition from 19 May to 19 September 1966 at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, which introduced his work to a new generation and began a craze that lasted into the 1970s?
7. What German engineer led the design teams for the V2 rocket that blitzed London and the Saturn V rocket for the US space programme?
8. Who originated the "Paddington Bear" series of books?
9. A Shiite terrorist group founded by Masan Sabbah in 1090 dedicated to the murder of enemy leaders led to which word in the English language?
10. What profession was Cemal Kaşıkçı, who was murdered in the Saudi Arabia consulate in Turkey in October 2018?
11. The song "Hand in Hand", written by Italian composer Giorgio Moroder and American songwriter Tom Whitlock and performed by singing group Koreana, was produced and distributed as what?
12. What 2009 film by Matt Tyrnauer documents the life of a fashion designer, his empire and his long-term companion between 2005 and 2007?
13. What colour is a squid's blood when oxygenated?
14. If after spending 10% of your money, you have $ 180 left, how much did you start with?
15. Who wrote the stories "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" which inspired Tchaikovsky's ballet "The Nutcracker" and "The Sandman" which inspired the ballet "Coppélia" by Delibes?
16. Who was the bad character in Alfred Hitchcock's famous 1960 film?
17. To which of these places would you go to find a lemur in its native habitat?
18. In Australia, Siberia, Indonesia, the Amazon and California saw exceptional what?
19. Where was Victor Hugo living when he wrote his 1862 novel "Les Misérables" ?
20. Which of these is known for its yellow flowers?
21. Who made two series of engravings based on two series of his paintings, called "A Rake's Progress" and "A Harlot's Progress" ?
22. What was the first name of "Rumpole of the Bailey" ?
23. When and where did the Acol system evolve?
24. The term "Royal Ascot" is associated with which sport?
25. The first African Nations Cup of what, was planned for South Africa in September 2009 although it did not take place?
26. What is the common name for acetyl-salicylic acid?
27. What symbol is used in an equation to indicate that a mathematical or logic proposition is always, or unconditionally, true, e.g. "a = a" ?
28. What were the Christian names of Torvill and Dean?
29. Actor Lloyd Bridges is what relation to actors Beau and Jeff Bridges?
30. Which 19th century British explorer wrote "Pilgrimage to Al-Medinah and Meccah" about his journeys in 1853, went to Somaliland in 1858 and discovered Lake Tanganyika and the Victoria Nyanza, and translated the tales of the Arabian Nights in 16 volumes?
31. Casts of Sir George Frampton's statue of "Peter Pan" are in Kensington Gardens, London; Sefton Park, Liverpool; Camden, New Jersey, USA; Perth, Australia; Toronto, Canada; Bowring Park, St. John's, Canada and which other location?
32. The Russian city of Volgograd that was called Tsaritsyn from 1589 to 1925, changed its name in 1961 from what?
33. What is the resort area in the east of Long Island in New York state?
34. By what name was Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar better known?
35. Who, at the beginning of 2016, holds the record for most number of weeks in golfing's World Top 10?
36. The smoke from what kind of wood is used to cure prosciutto?
37. Ralph Nader's 1965 book "Unsafe at Any Speed" targeted which car?
38. What is the traditional design on a convict's uniform?
39. Who was the first and only British Prime Minister to be assassinated in office?
40. Which Strait lies between Malaysia and Indonesia?
41. What professional world sporting promotion was run in Australia from 1964-78?
42. In NFL American football how far, as at 2021, is the longest ever successful field kick in yards?
43. Who was the last English king from the House of Normandy, succeeded by Henry II in 1154, the first of the Plantagenets?
44. Which song was sung by Aretha Franklin just before Barack Obama was sworn in as President of the USA in 2009?
45. Which of these is a spirit distilled from cane sugar molasses, fermented with yeast?
46. In 1963 Canadian Jacques Ferron started what, the guiding principle of which was "a promise to keep none of our promises" ?
47. Admiral Sir John Jellicoe commanded the British fleet at the Battle of Jutland, the largest naval battle of World War I, against a fleet from which country?
48. The Triple Entente in Europe at the beginning of the 20th century was an understanding between which three countries?
49. In December 1981 an estimated 35 million watched a live satellite transmission of a Rod Stewart concert at the Los Angeles Forum; this was the first broadcast of its kind for how many years?
50. Reese Witherspoon, Ashton Kutcher, Jesse Williams, Zoë Chao, Wesley Kimmel, Griffin Matthews, Rachel Bloom, Shiri Appleby, Vella Lovell, with Tig Notaro and Steve Zahn starred in which Netflix series in 2023?
51. What is the word for the point on the Earth's surface that is directly above the point where an earthquake or underground explosion originates?
52. What is oud (or oudh), or an oud?
53. When did Henry the Young King reign in England?
54. What is an angiosperm?
55. For what activity is Sir Anthony Caro famous?
56. What was the preoccupation of John Nash Jr, the subject of the 2001 film "A Beautiful Mind" starring Russell Crowe?
57. Where is the British TV series "Doc Martin" set?
58. The creator of TV personality Alan Partridge and the TV comedian who is creator of the "small-man-in-a-box", toured together in a country of continental Europe in which UK TV series?
59. At the end of the 20th century Macau was returned to China by which country?
60. Which British economist who advocated interventionist government policy died on 21 April 1946?
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