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General Knowledge Quiz 67 (60 MCQs)

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1. Who opened a clothing shop together at 430 King's Road, Chelsea, London in 1971?
2. The full name of the city of Quito, capital of Ecuador, refers to which saint?
3. Which was the first Olympic Games at which an athlete won a gold medal when competing as an individual athlete and under the Olympic flag, rather than the flag of a country?
4. The record (not broken until 2024) for the most years between winning gold medals was set by Aladár Gerevich (Hungary) in 1960. His first gold had been won in 1932. What sport did he compete in?
5. Who was expelled from the Surrealist movement due to his views on the Spanish Civil War?
6. What region covers most of the "toe" of "the boot of Italy" ?
7. What international organisation did the Ottawa Declaration of 19 September 1996 establish?
8. When was the Fifth, and current, Republic established in France?
9. Which of these numbers is not a square?
10. "Total Eclipse of the Heart" was a hit single for which of these singers?
11. Which province, state or borough in the Americas consists of a peninsula and close to 4, 000 islands?
12. "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son" is the seventh studio album, released in 1988, by which English heavy metal band?
13. David Marks, Julia Barfield, Malcolm Cook, Mark Sparrowhawk, Steven Chilton, Frank Anatole and Nic Bailey were the architects of which London landmark that was opened on 31 December 1999?
14. As what does "vermicelli" literally translate from the Italian?
15. The roughly circular deep depressions, typically found in shallow carbonate platforms, formed during past ice ages when the sea level was up to 100-120 m (330-390 ft) lower than at present are a favourite target of extreme divers. What are they called?
16. What is the bhangra which is the subject of the 2018 documentary "Pump Up the Bhangra" on the UK's BBC4?
17. Which is a collection of mediaeval poetic and dramatic texts, from Occitania, France, England, Scotland, Aragon, Castile, and the Holy Roman Empire, from the (mainly) 11th century?
18. Which archers compete in the World Series recurve final of the Archery Championship?
19. What is the acronym developed by the European Union as the geocode standard for referencing the administrative divisions of countries for statistical purposes?
20. What is the largest loch (by surface area) in Scotland?
21. What was the value of the last question in the Indian version of the TV programme "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" that featured in the film "Slumdog Millionaire" ?
22. Which of these is a character from the pantomime "Cinderella" ?
23. Sometimes called the gates of the Arctic the 700 mile long Brooks Range straddles which two countries?
24. Why did teenager Ding Jinhao briefly become well-known in 2013?
25. What was invented by George de Mestral in 1957?
26. In the 1960 film "Psycho" directed by Alfred Hitchcock, what was the setting for the first murder scene?
27. The title of "Written On Skin", George Benjamin's first full-length opera (première in 2012), refers to what?
28. What is the name of the feast day in the Western Christian calendar which occurs on 29 September to honour the defeat of Lucifer in the battle for the heavens, for which the traditional meal includes goose (a "stubble-goose", i.e. one prepared around harvest time)?
29. What is the staple food of a Gelada baboon?
30. What was developed at the Bell Telephone Company under the direction of Dr William Shockley?
31. Which of these can be classed as an inorganic compound?
32. What is written under the Indian national emblem that was adopted as the National Emblem of India on 26 January 1950 when India became a republic, of 4 lions (one hidden from view) that symbolise power, courage, pride and confidence?
33. When a murmuration of birds happens what are they doing?
34. Which of these people was not born in England?
35. In which country is the town of Gorgonzola?
36. Since 2011, and as at 2016, who is the sole supplier of tyres to Formula One racing?
37. The headquarters of the United Nations is in which city?
38. Which city's bid to hold the 2012 Olympics came second to London's?
39. In which field would the term "chiaroscuro" usually be applied?
40. In a general election in 1990, the National League for Democracy party won 59% of the national votes and 80% of the seats in Parliament, but did not get into power. Which country was this?
41. What is the name of the condition where the sufferer is excessively sleepy during daytime?
42. The piano piece, Für Elise, well-known to music students, was written by whom?
43. Where is the Afar Triple Junction?
44. According to the Bible, the descendants of Noah tried to erect which construction against the will of God, who destroyed the plan by making the builders talk a variety of languages?
45. What is a Pragmatic Sanction?
46. If someone has strabismus what do they often do?
47. In the James Bond film "Die Another Day" who played Bond girl Giacinta "Jinx" Johnson?
48. As the 1984 Summer Olympic Games began, Welsh pop star Howard Jones released which single?
49. Which of these cities is closest to London?
50. Who was the driver of the car in which co-driver Michel Perin broke his arm when they crashed during the Dakar Rally in January 2009?
51. Palaeontology is the study of what?
52. Which of these instruments has frets?
53. What name were the treaties of:1763, France ceded all territories in America east of Mississippi (except New Orleans) and India to Britain; 1783, recognised USA's independence from Britain; 1898, Spain relinquished all remaining overseas territories?
54. Where is the headquarters of the international broadcasting network CNN, "the CNN Center" ?
55. What river or rivers are the main contributors to the 220 miles (355 km) coastal delta in Bangladesh?
56. Who "is watching you" in George Orwell's book "Nineteen Eighty-Four" ?
57. The main publicity image for which Alfred Hitchcock film featured Cary Grant being chased by a bi-plane?
58. An ostrich is said to bury what in the sand in time of danger?
59. Club Atlético Boca Juniors, known simply as Boca Juniors or Boca, a sports club best known for its football team, is based in which country?
60. The "venae cavae" are found in what part of the body?
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