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General Knowledge Quiz 54 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which of these, according to Greek mythology, was the chief of the Gods?
2. In 2011 the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was a cartel of 12 countries:Algeria, Angola, Ecuador, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Venezuela and which other?
3. The names of how many South American countries begin with the letter "B" ?
4. What did the Congress of Vienna, September 1814 to June 1815, aim to achieve?
5. Ophanin, piscivorin, ablomin, latisemin and triflin, cysteine-rich secretory proteins that can reduce muscle contractions, are naturally found where?
6. How many is a baker's dozen plus a gross plus a score?
7. Who set a water speed record of 225.6 m.p.h. at Coniston Water in September 1956?
8. What is a group of owls called?
9. Who, until 2016, was the only divorced wife of someone who later became president of the USA?
10. Where did the Eureka Rebellion happen?
11. The name "John Paul Jones" is not a famous name in which of these professions?
12. Jeeves is butler to which fictional character created by P G Wodehouse?
13. What kind of ship was the Japanese "Hōshō", commissioned on 27 December 1922, the first purpose-designed ship of its kind to be commissioned anywhere in the world?
14. In web drama "Splash splash love" what does high school senior Dan-Bi fall through to meet in another time with her eventual love King Lee Do?
15. The autobiography of which "Bond girl" was called "Golden Girl" ?
16. What does a "Terrarium" simulate?
17. What does it mean for an insect to be polyphagous?
18. The first Transit of Venus in the 21st century took place on 8 June 2004. What was the date of the next one?
19. Which golfer came second in the 1996 US Masters despite leading by 6 shots at the start of the final round?
20. The star of American sitcom TV series "Head of the Class" (1986-1991), Howard Hesseman, left in 1990 and was replaced by whom?
21. In darts, what is the next in the sequence 7, 16, 8, 11, 14?
22. A free trade area agreed in 2018, with a scope making it the second largest after the World Trade Organization, relates to where?
23. Which TV detective lived in a static caravan?
24. Which of these filled the position known as Prime Minister of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland the earliest?
25. Which of these means a phrase that uses all of the letters of the alphabet?
26. What did Sir Robert Peel establish in London in the 19th century?
27. The early title for the first part of this work, originally published as a serial, was "1805" . Under what title was the work finally published?
28. Who has been under house arrest for 15 of the past 21 years, and was released from the latest sentence on 13 November 2010?
29. What happened to the image of a naked man hanging out of a bedroom window on a wall in central Bristol created by "Banksy" in June 2006, after the City Council asked the public to vote on its fate via the internet?
30. The Sultanate of Brunei is divided into two parts by what?
31. Which is a compound of sodium, oxygen and hydrogen?
32. Animal is a regular character in which TV programme?
33. The geographic region which includes Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia and Australasia is known as what?
34. Between 1910 and 1936, English writer, philosopher, Christian apologist, literary and art critic, G.K. Chesterton, wrote a series of short stories centred on the work of whom?
35. The effects of a massive underwater volcanic eruption in Tonga and the tsunami it triggered on 15 January 2022 were noticeable globally. What was one effect in Peru?
36. Which of these is not a prime number?
37. The Drake Equation calculates the potential number of what?
38. What London establishment was created in 1753 by Sir Harris Sloane?
39. Which show did Simon Cowell leave in 2010 to launch his shows "X Factor USA" and "America's Got Talent" ?
40. Which author wrote novels dealing largely with the sea and seamen, often as reminiscences of a sailor, "Marlow" ?
41. The international multi-million dollar prizes set up in 2012 to recognise important recent achievements by scientists in (by 2015) Mathematics, Life Sciences, Fundamental Physics are known as what?
42. Where were the World Cycling Championships held in 2009?
43. Which professional boxer from the USA, a multiple world champion in both the cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions between 1986 and 2001, was nicknamed "The Real Deal" ?
44. In 2015 a particular concern over, and unique to, the Summer Olympics 2016 was ..... ?
45. What is the name for the stretch of skin between the human thumb and forefinger?
46. Queen Rania is queen in which country?
47. Which song begins with the lyric "People try to put us down, Just because we get around" ?
48. Which of these is a river in Guyana, 180 miles (346 kilometres) long, that flows into the Atlantic Ocean at Georgetown?
49. In what sport could male competitors, from 1968 to 1985, be awarded the Air Canada Silver Broom trophy?
50. Which of these is found in South America?
51. Which of these US states does not border Canada?
52. In which long-running comic series did the eponymous hero experience two dream sequences where he married each of his girlfriends, Veronica and Betty?
53. What is the highest mountain outside Asia?
54. What is the name of the traditional character in Commedia dell' Arte who is a braggart with a rough country wit, a black mask and large nose?
55. Who was the leader of the Peasant's Revolt in England in 1381?
56. What expression is used to signify the obligations of the aristocracy to those less privileged?
57. This is an extract from the lyrics of which song written by Lily Allen and Gregory Kurstin: "It's sad but it's true how society says her life is already over, There's nothing to do and there's nothing to say, 'Til the man of her dreams comes along, Picks her up and puts her over his shoulder, It seems so unlikely in this day and age" ?
58. Where is the opera house "La Fenice" that reopened in 2003 after its second fire in just under 200 years?
59. When does Chinese New Year's Day fall, in the Gregorian calendar?
60. The names of Maradona, Platini and Cruyff are associated with what World Championships?
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