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General Knowledge Quiz 381 (60 MCQs)

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1. In 1959, the Soviet space probe "Luna Two" became the first man-made object to do what?
2. In October 2009 it was reported that what were being burnt as fuel at a 'bioenergy' plant in Karlskoga, in the central Sweden to provide heat for the Värmland region?
3. What would a beautician use an emery board for?
4. Which of these was a TV series starring Dylan Moran?
5. Which of these are N, S, E and W examples of?
6. Which of these writers was the last to publish their first work?
7. What was the first public library in Europe?
8. Which race, the first of which was in 1829, held annually since 1856 (with the exception of the two world wars), is rowed each spring on the Thames in London?
9. The record for the most nations represented in a single event (79) was in 1996. What was the event?
10. Which of these is a condition in which the eye's cornea becomes inflamed, often marked by moderate to intense pain, and usually involving impaired eyesight?
11. What is a "cowslip" ?
12. What is most usually cited as the baroque pitch for the note A?
13. Which of the following is not a recognisable symbol in the written Greek alphabet?
14. Which of these English slang words represents the greatest amount of money?
15. In Shakespeare's "Hamlet", who was Ophelia's father?
16. What field did American surgeon and medical researcher Dr Henry Heimlich work in?
17. What is the name of the wife of Andy Capp, a British comic strip character created by Reg Smythe, first published in August 1957?
18. What Hindi song composed by A. R. Rahman & Gulzar won an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2008 and a Grammy Award for Best Song for a Motion Picture in 2010?
19. Olympic gold medallists Vilhelm Carlberg, Gunde Svan, Agneta Andersson, Sixten Jernberg, Tomas Gustafson, Thomas Wassberg, Ingemar Stenmark, Gert Fredriksson, Henri Saint Cyr, Alfred Swahn, Eric Lemming and Oscar Swahn represented which country?
20. The Dalai Lama is a high lama in which religion?
21. First used in western medicine in the 17th century, what was the drug developed from the bark of the cinchona tree used to treat?
22. When did Great Britain recognise Egypt's independence?
23. Which two Lambs were associated with a well-known children's book from 1807?
24. Which British weekly was first published in 1841 under the alternative title of "London Charivari" ?
25. Colonel Tom Parker was the manager of which entertainer?
26. Which retired English jockey was popularly known as "the Long Fellow" ?
27. Who appeared as novelist Mel Hutchwright in the TV serial "Coronation Street" in 2005?
28. What was developed for military purposes by Sir Robert Watson-Watt from 1935?
29. Marengo and Copenhagen became well-known names at the beginning of the 19th century. What were they?
30. In Africa, where can the nearest snow to the equator be found?
31. What name was applied to legislation regarding the sale of liquor in the USA between 1919 to 1933?
32. The Arapawa Island, Berkshire, British Saddleback, Essex, Hampshire, Jersey Red, Leicoma, Minzhu, Oxford Sandy and Black, Spots and Windsnyer are all types of what?
33. According to the tagline for a film musical starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, what "is the word" ?
34. The trophy for which event, presented since 1936, has a bas-relief sculpture of the likeness of each winning driver, along with the driver's name, date of victory and average speed?
35. What does the biennial Award established in 2011 in the name of Kenneth Tynan recognise and honour?
36. Where are skeuomorphs often used?
37. What does the "R" stand for in the acronym LASER?
38. What was the setting for the 1998 film starring Gwyneth Paltrow and John Hannah, "Sliding Doors" ?
39. Which of these men have not walked on the moon?
40. In music, what does the term "Allegro" mean?
41. Who did Cleopatra VII, often known now simply as Cleopatra, succeed as Pharaoh of Egypt in 51 BCE?
42. The cities of Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown, Erie, Reading, Scranton, Bethlehem, Altoona and Harrisburg are in which US state?
43. Which of these is an animal?
44. What was the first Asian country to hold a Formula 1 Grand Prix?
45. Lladro porcelain comes from what country?
46. A hypodermic needle is called that because of its capacity to do what?
47. Which writer is said to have thought "The reason a writer writes a book is to forget a book and the reason a reader reads one is to remember it" ?
48. Where does the water which goes over the narrow, tumbling Murchison Falls, also known as Kabalega Falls, flow from?
49. What is the literal translation of the French phrase "cul de sac" ?
50. Which country or countries border(s) the White Sea?
51. Before 1991, Slovenia was part of which country?
52. The phrase "Crossing the Rubicon" is associated with which historical figure?
53. Which nation established the first settlement in what is now South Africa at Table Bay in 1652?
54. In which city did Rosa Parks refuse to obey a bus driver's order to give up her seat for a white passenger on December 1, 1955, becoming an important symbol of the modern Civil Rights Movement?
55. Tejate, a traditional non-alcoholic Mexican drink, is made mainly from cocoa and what?
56. What is the name for the range of limestone hills south of Bristol and Bath in Somerset, England which run east to west between Weston-super-Mare and Frome, and overlook the Somerset Levels to the south and the Avon valley to the north?
57. What was the occupation of the character called Ross Geller in the TV series "Friends" ?
58. Where did the name of the 1986 tile matching computer game "Tetris" come from?
59. In 1896 French engineer and scientist Henri Becquerel identified radioactivity while observing what?
60. Which of these is a type of butterfly?
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