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General Knowledge Quiz 42 (60 MCQs)

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1. What is the first line of the hymn "Jerusalem" ?
2. What is the 18th century Frenchman Antoine Louis known for?
3. Cambridge Circus is in which city?
4. What is the highest point in Wales?
5. Where were the 2018 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games held?
6. Commercial extraction is being explored of an important large-scale source of natural gas, called what?
7. The word "Newspeak" was coined in which novel?
8. Kandahar is in what continent?
9. What colour or colours predominate in Aubrey Beardsley's works?
10. For which artistic medium was Albrecht Dürer first known, and is still well-known?
11. In marine or naval terminology, what is special about dog watches?
12. Who is the director for "Star Wars Episode VII:The Force Awakens" ?
13. Which French city near the Mediterranean Sea, was an embarcation point for the 7th and 8th Crusades, and is now a tourist destination because of its well-preserved city walls?
14. What country lies between Venezuela and Peru?
15. Dean Martin starred in 4 films as which fictional US government counter-agent, created by Donald Hamilton?
16. The final of which sport at the 1900 Olympics in Paris attracted 6, 000 spectators, the largest crowd at any event at that Olympics?
17. Which music dance band founded (in 2004) and fronted by Natalie Horler represented their country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden?
18. If a Greek person calls "Eureka" what are they saying?
19. Who signed and issued the Emancipation Proclamation in the USA on New Year's day 1863?
20. Which sport that started in physical education classes for young children, where the main objective is to eliminate all members of the opposing team by hitting them with thrown balls, catching a ball thrown by one of them, or forcing them outside the court boundaries, has had an International Federation since 1994?
21. Complete the title of a book by Doctor Benjamin Spock: "The Common Sense Book of ..... "?
22. Tom Jones sang the theme song to which James Bond film, released in 1965?
23. Which doctor first explained the circulation of the blood in 1628?
24. Which is a close synonym for "egregious" ?
25. Which of these men is associated with the make of car Aston Martin?
26. What is the name of a popular technique for rescuing someone from severe choking?
27. What is an essential ingredient of a game of water polo?
28. What exceptional object/s was or were found in 1891, estimated to date from between 200 and 300 BCE, in a peat bog near Gundestrup in Denmark?
29. Which of these is known as the accent for someone born within the sound of London's Bow bells, particularly from London's East End?
30. Which of these wedding anniversaries is the earliest?
31. What is the country of origin of the cheese called "feta" ?
32. Who is behind the title of R.E.M.'s 1993 hit song "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?"
33. Which 19th century Russian novelist wrote "Crime and Punishment", "The Idiot", "The Possessed", "The Brothers Karamazov" and "The House of the Dead" ?
34. In 1690 Jacob Bernoulli became the first European to do what?
35. Who was the first of these to become US President?
36. Which of these countries has a border with the Republic of Yemen?
37. Which of these are known to stabilise a coastline?
38. The volcano Mt Pinatubo is in which country?
39. In 2002 the World Hip Hop Championship, founded in 2002 and competed annually, does NOT have competitions specifically in which of these styles?
40. Why was the Rosetta Stone, discovered in 1799 and a key to deciphering writing from ancient Egypt, so called?
41. Who was mayor of New York at the time of the attacks on the World Trade Centre in 2001?
42. What is the oldest surviving book printed using movable metal type?
43. Which African country was never formally colonized, and resisted all kinds of European rule until 1920?
44. Which of these would you expect to find on a parachute?
45. Which virus, which interferes with the endothelial cells lining the interior surface of blood vessels and coagulation causing hypovolemic shock, first emerged in 1976 in Zaire and came to international attention in 1989 after a widely publicized outbreak in Virginia, USA?
46. Since 2010 what is played at the Commonwealth Games when an anthem for an English athlete is needed?
47. Where was the first international cyclo-cross championship race in 1924 held?
48. During the reign of the Tudors in England, what instrument was used to behead those executed by order of the monarch for treason?
49. The Japanese word, washoku, refers to what?
50. What makes soft drinks fizzy?
51. Who led the Dutch colony of New Netherlands in America until surrendering it to the British in 1664?
52. Hōkūleʻa, Star of Gladness, a double-hulled sailing canoe launched in 1975 in Hawai'I, has completed multiple voyages using exclusively Polynesian navigation techniques. What was its 2014 voyage?
53. The association Mensa International which aims to foster and research high intelligence is frequently known as Mensa; what would that name indicate in Spain?
54. Where is Panmunjom?
55. Askania-Nova is the first nature reserve, established in 1898, of which country?
56. The fighting video game, Pokkén Tournament, is a spin-off from which other game or games?
57. What animal takes part in Olympic "dressage" events?
58. Which of these is another name for the wolverine, mainly native to Canada?
59. How many days did Britain "lose" in September 1752 on changing from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar?
60. What is the name for two collections of lymphoid tissues, one on either side of the throat, level with the base of the tongue?
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