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General Knowledge Quiz 77 (60 MCQs)

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1. The 38th episode of what series is infamous for using visual effects that, when transmitted in December 1997, caused seizures in 685 viewers so severe that they were taken to hospital?
2. Where is the resort now known as Villa Baviera?
3. In the USA, the Tav HaYosher is a certification mark offered to establishments that do what?
4. The five best-known dwarf planets in our solar system are Pluto, Ceres, Makemake, Haumea, and which other?
5. Kigali is the capital city of which country?
6. Which 19th century Englishman went to New Zealand to be a sheep farmer, visited Canada, and wrote "Erewhon", "A Psalm of Montreal" and "The Way of All Flesh" ?
7. Minamata disease, a neurological syndrome with symptoms including ataxia, numbness, general weakness, narrowing of vision and damage to hearing and speech, and even insanity, paralysis, coma and death within weeks, is caused by severe poisoning by what?
8. Which of these snakes is native to South America?
9. Which of these is the art of growing miniature trees, or woody plants shaped as trees?
10. Which of these might be found in the preparation and eating of poultry?
11. Neophobia is the fear of what?
12. Which comic strip written and illustrated by Bill Watterson, first run from 1985 to 1995, follows the antics of a precocious six-year-old boy and his sardonic stuffed tiger?
13. In pursuing what sport are participants most likely to have the following equipment:anemometer, compass, hygrometer, tripod, cell phone (GPS-enabled), Doppler On Wheels?
14. According to J. R. R. Tolkien the term "hobbit" in his books was derived from two Old English words meaning what?
15. The Greek mathematician, mystic and scientist Pythagoras is best known for the Pythagorean theorem, which concerns what?
16. What strait connects the Gulf of Venezuela and Lake Maracaibo?
17. In 1187 AD Jerusalem was captured, for the last time for over 40 years, by which forces?
18. What fishing method used to catch salmon, mackerel and kingfish, involves drawing one or more fishing lines, baited with lures or bait fish, through the water?
19. In Christian chronology when is the 'Feast of Stephen'?
20. Where was the war that began in 1998 and sometimes referred to as the "African World War", that has been called the world's deadliest conflict since World War II, with 5.4 million people killed?
21. Which is the missing country in the sequence:Angola, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon?
22. What instrument is used to measure the specific gravity (or relative density) of liquids such as beer and wine?
23. Where is "The Self-Transcendence 3100 mile race", the world's longest certified footrace according to its organisers, which is held annually June-August?
24. What was the name of the animated anglepoise lamp which became a symbol of Pixar?
25. Which of these are two former members of The Beatles that lived into the 21st century?
26. Gene Hackman did not appear with Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder in which of the "Superman" film series released between 1978 and 1987?
27. How is the succession determined in the only current absolute monarchy in Africa?
28. Dartmoor Prison in England re-opened in 1851 as a civilian prison to take prisoners who would previously have been transported. What was used as an experiment for the new prison system?
29. How many red stripes are there on the flag of the U S A?
30. From 1894 to 1960, all of the Mosquito Coast was part of which country?
31. Which of these is an endocrine gland about the size of a pea and weighing 0.5 g (0.02 oz.), a protrusion off the bottom of the hypothalamus at the base of the brain that rests in a small, bony cavity (sella turcica)?
32. Which stringed instrument is named for its ability to convey a range of volume?
33. What is a raw form of rock and roll, first popular in the United States and Canada from about 1963 to 1967, that was later referred to as protopunk, or 60s punk?
34. Judith Keppel was the first winner of the top prize on which UK programme?
35. What is the name of the cooperation between the USA and Mexico and countries of Central America, with the aim of combating the threats of drug trafficking, transnational organized crime and money laundering?
36. Who was the leader of the forces which invaded the southern Balkan provinces and Greece, and then Gaul and Italy, in the 5th century?
37. Which of these best describes woodlice, sandhoppers, barnacles and water fleas?
38. What is bastinado?
39. In "Through the Looking Glass", Alice reads the "Jabberwocky" in an unusual way. What is it?
40. The root of which plant, native to South America, is (in various forms) emetic, diaphoretic and expectorant, a stimulant to the stomach, intestines and liver, and a restorative?
41. How many adverbs are there in the phrase "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog" ?
42. What shape is the chevron found in heraldry and some insignia?
43. Sei, fin and bowhead are species of what?
44. With what film company did Tom and Jerry make their first appearance in animated film cartoons?
45. What does a "widow's peak" refer to?
46. As what are the people in the increasingly small ethnic group, Taron, or Trone, in the Himalayan foothills of northern Kachin, Myanmar, sometimes known?
47. Who is associated with the Jaguar make of car?
48. In 2020 and 2021 both rural and urban areas of New South Wales and Queensland in Australia were almost overwhelmed by a plague of what?
49. Which of these words means "intelligent" ?
50. Where are the Mapuche, Rapa Nui, Yagán as well as Aymara indigenous peoples?
51. Which of these is a Swiss architect, born Charles Edouard Jeanneret, who is famous for being one of the pioneers of what now is called Modern architecture or the International Style?
52. Which cartoonist, famous for his work for the British newspaper the "Daily Express", used a cartoon family (including Grandma, the enigmatic matriarch, and Chalkie, the tyrannical school teacher), to comment on current affairs?
53. According to Greek legend, which of the 9 Muses was the muse of Lyric poetry?
54. What TV drama series is set in Bon Temps, Louisiana?
55. What field are T-ara, G-Dragon, and CL known in?
56. Which 1973 British horror film, directed by Robin Hardy starring Edward Woodward and set on a remote Scottish island, was remade in 2006, directed by Neil LaBute and starring Nicolas Cage, set on an island in Puget Sound, Washington?
57. Which sport holds its World Cup, its largest tournament event, including over 3, 000 athletes and held each October at Disney's Wide World of Sports in Kissimmee, Florida?
58. Who won the Formula One Championship in 2008?
59. Famous in NBA Basketball, Michael Jordan first retired in 1993 to develop a career in what?
60. What was one of the special aspects of the 2010 Queen's Baton which was carried in relay to the start of the Commonwealth Games?
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