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General Knowledge Quiz 386 (60 MCQs)

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1. The "African Surface", which covers large parts of Africa, is an example of what?
2. In which city did Popes officially reside from 1309 to 1378?
3. From 1988 to 1991 The Traveling Wilburys were active as a group; who formed the group?
4. The Tri Nations Championship played between South Africa, New Zealand and Australia, was in what sport?
5. Telly Savalas played Theo Kojak in a TV series that first aired from 1973 to 1978. What confectionery is associated with the character?
6. What form of art is characterised by depicting objects by a rectangular or geometric treatment of their forms?
7. Twitch.tv, where people can among other things watch gamers playing online, was generated by what other site?
8. One well-known spider in the genus of jumping spiders is named ..... ?
9. What is a theremin?
10. Which of these is not one of the United Arab Emirates?
11. What was the last royal capital of the Burmese kingdom before its annexation by the British in 1885 when King Thibaw and Queen Supayalat were exiled after the Third Anglo-Burmese War?
12. When was the first season of rugby league played?
13. The Abominable Snowman, a mythological ape-like cryptid said to inhabit the Himalayan region of Nepal and Tibet, is also known as what?
14. Which of these was not a son of Noah, the chap in the Bible with the ark?
15. Daniel Craig played poet Ted Hughes in what 2003 film?
16. What is the line from Jimi Hendrix's "Purple Haze" that follows "Actin' funny, but I don't know why" ?
17. Which of these is associated with boxing?
18. The USA purchased Alaska in 1867 from which country?
19. The American TV writer and producer Jenji Kohan is known for creating award-winning dramas one of which is the series ..... ?
20. The title of what song is on Dean Martin's gravestone?
21. The naval Battle of Trafalgar (1805) was part of the confrontation by Britain and its allies of the forces of which supreme military commander?
22. In 1803, part of which two Canadian provinces was bought by the USA from France with the Louisiana Purchase, and ceded to Great Britain in 1818?
23. Which of these was the last to become British Prime Minister?
24. On 30 August 2012 NASA launched Radiation Belt Storm probes to look at the two doughnut-shaped Van Allen radiation belts of high energy particles encircling the Earth. Three days after the launch they discovered what?
25. What is the name for a fictional murder mystery?
26. Hoylake Beach in the UK and St Peter Ording in Germany have been the venues for international championships since 2007 for which sport?
27. Who was the spouse of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark when she ascended to the throne on 14 January 1972?
28. Which one of these countries is not a permanent member of the UN Security Council, with the power to veto any substantive resolution?
29. What animal is native to Russia, the USA (especially Alaska), Canada, the Carpathian region (especially Romania), and Finland, where it is the national animal?
30. In 1967 during the Arab-Israeli Six-Day War, the American ship USS Liberty which was monitoring the conflict from international waters in the Mediterranean, was hit with rockets, cannon fire and napalm and then torpedoed. Whose forces carried out the attacks?
31. Which 1937 film, made with altered storylines in 1954 and 1976, tells the story of the rise of a woman star and the fall of her husband who discovered her, due to drink?
32. Which of these is an informal name for a tornado?
33. What is the Hebrew word for the holocaust?
34. Which of these branches of zoology is to do with the study of animal behaviour?
35. What did the Festival International du Film become in 2002?
36. Until the introduction of the Euro on 1 January 2002, which country had the guilder as its basic currency unit?
37. What type of animal was Nikica, who made the international news in January 2010 when it escaped from a zoo and went to the Plavnica motel in Montenegro?
38. Which of these concepts encompasses "The Butterfly Effect" ?
39. First developed from 1531 onwards in Paris, what is Garamond?
40. Who married tennis player John McEnroe in 1986?
41. Traditionally, mozzarella cheese is made from milk from which animal?
42. Emmitt Douglas was an African-American businessman from Louisiana, who served as president of the state's NAACP from 1966 until 1981. Why was he arrested in 1970?
43. According to Greek mythology, "Hope" was the only thing left in what container after it had been opened?
44. Which of these is a word for an Arab head-dress?
45. What is the name for a hare's nest?
46. In the far past it has been a very large lake but is currently a brackish lagoon, the neck leading to the sea being bridged by the General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge and carrying the second-largest city in its country. What is it called?
47. What is the first name of Agatha Christie's character Miss Marple?
48. Who was the last Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to serve as leader of the House of Lords as well?
49. How many toes does a llama have?
50. In the 20th century, what year did Estonia first declare independence?
51. The state of Tabasco, where the sauce gets its name, is in which country?
52. Alsace, Aquitaine, Auvergne, Bourgogne, Bretagne, Limousin and Lorraine are all regions of which country?
53. Who was president of the USA at the outbreak of World War II?
54. The artists Dame Evelyn Glennie, Gareth Farr, Neil Peart and Alexej Gerassimez are internationally known in what field?
55. What is the prevailing climate in Uruguay?
56. Karol Józef Wojtyła reached the high point of his career on 16 October 1978 as what?
57. After Montenegro was admitted in June 2006, how many member nations were there in the United Nations?
58. Which of these is an American author who became known as the "Queen of Lesbian Pulp Fiction", who wrote six novels from 1957 to 1962 known as "The Beebo Brinker Chronicles" ?
59. In 2007, the general assembly of which US state voted to express "profound regret" for its involvement with slavery?
60. What does Nowruz Day celebrate?
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