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General Knowledge Quiz 63 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which do historiographers study?
2. With which sport is Florence Griffith-Joyner, also known as Flo-Jo, associated?
3. In the 1992 Summer Olympics the win in the Men's Lightheavyweight weightlifting was tied among three, all of whom had lifted the same weight. The bronze medal was decided by the contestants' weight, how were the silver and gold decided?
4. What are one of the functions of statins?
5. Which country became independent from the United Kingdom on 14 August 1947, and became a republic in 1956?
6. When were the first Olympic Games to be held in a Spanish-speaking country held?
7. What sweet syrup is produced when sugar is refined and, when fermented, produces rum?
8. Which video game, on its release in 2020, was so badly reviewed that the developers issued a formal apology?
9. Historically, ringing bells were the way of telling time on ships. "8 bells" was rung every how many hours?
10. Who called in 1987 on "Mr Gorbachev" to "tear down this wall" ?
11. Which team won the inaugural tournament for the FIFA World Cup in 1930?
12. Which one of the signs of the zodiac is inanimate?
13. What is a pluviometer used to measure?
14. Which of these Canadian provinces is the largest by land area?
15. When was the start date for the American TV series "Late Night with David Letterman", subsequently "Late Show with David Letterman" which closed in 2015?
16. Who wrote the Queensberry rules published in 1867 for the sport of boxing?
17. What is used to play the game Crazy Eights?
18. Where are the Kul Tigin steles?
19. The Epcot Centre is part of which tourist attraction?
20. What is the name of the line separating the numerator and denominator of a fraction if it is written as a diagonal line?
21. Which sport has been slowly declining in favour in the U.S., to the point where in 2021 it was illegal in 41 states, inactive in 5 more, and disappearing in 2 more?
22. Famous scientists Marie Curie, Witelon and Nicolaus Copernicus were all ..... ?
23. What powers the form of transport known as lectica (ancient Rome), jiao (China), sedan chair (England), palanquin (India), gama (Korea) and tahtırevan (Turkey)?
24. How many FIFA presidents were there between 31 May 2015 and 29 February 2016?
25. A fuss about nothing is called "a storm in a ..... " what?
26. Who created the character José Arcadio Buendía who founded the fictitious town of Macondo?
27. Which game has the advertising tagline "The Game of Quick Draw" ?
28. Which 1981 British film featured actor Ben Cross, screenplay by Colin Welland, a score by Vangelis and a celebration of part of British sporting history?
29. Which land are the Seychelles closest to?
30. Who led the mutiny on HMS Bounty on 28 April 1789?
31. Where did the short-lived Kronstadt rebellion of 1921 start?
32. What name is given to 2 distinct diseases, one of which is a condition due to deficiency of secretion of the pancreas, the other associated with diseases of the pituatary gland?
33. Which film was banned for 8 years in the Republic of Ireland and for a year in Norway, and was marketed in Sweden as '"The film so funny that it was banned in Norway" ?
34. Ankylosing spondylitis, fibromyalgia and gout are types of what?
35. Which of these musicals was the last to be staged?
36. What was the nickname for the German L14 Howitzer, used in World War I?
37. In which of these would the Coriolis effect be most apparent?
38. Red sea plume or limu kohu (asparagopsis taxiformis) is a species of seaweed being investigated for what?
39. In the first ten Women's Lacrosse World Cups since the Championship was first established in 1982 which country's team has won most often?
40. What international humanitarian institution was founded in Switzerland in 1863?
41. What is a microlight used for?
42. The range of a double bassoon starts how much lower than a bassoon?
43. What numbers are on the two blue pool balls?
44. Which of the Central Asian countries borders all of the other four?
45. Which of these birds can fly?
46. What is another name for the Ginkgo Biloba?
47. Which of these countries is south of the equator?
48. L S Lowry is associated with what occupation?
49. It is a team sport played on ice, in which up to 10 skaters per team use sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal, with 18 countries in 2016 contesting its World Championships. What is it called?
50. Which of these is a traditional wooden sailing boat rigged with 1 or 2 lateen sails that is used in protected waters of the Red Sea and eastern Mediterranean, and in Egypt, Sudan, and Iraq?
51. What does the dish called "kedgeree" traditionally consist of?
52. Who directed the films "Cocoon" , "Willow" , "Parenthood" , "Backdraft" and "Apollo 13" between 1985 and 1995?
53. For bagpipes what is the pipe in which the notes are formed?
54. The satirical 2014 UK TV series "W1A" is a follow-up to which other series?
55. Hearing sound when no external sound is present, possibly a ringing, clicking, hiss, sizzle or roar, is described as what?
56. In 2009, when it was suggested that doctors in the state of Queensland, Australia, were losing patients due to their shifts of 80 hours per week, what did Queensland health officials suggest that doctors do about it?
57. Who wrote "The Sheep Pig", that was made into the film "Babe" ?
58. In mid August 2017 the yachts Bagheera and the Snow Dragon II, with a crew of 10 and a dog called Fukumi, sailed on what expedition?
59. Which of these is a type of generator of electric current in which mechanical energy is converted to electrical energy?
60. Development of the iron lung with which Drinker and Shaw's names are associated, and which was used to aid polio victims, was first funded by which body?
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