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General Knowledge Quiz 90 (60 MCQs)

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1. In 1835, James Pratt and John Smith were hanged outside Newgate Prison in London, in the last execution in England for this activity, after a conviction for what?
2. In which country has guerilla warfare been waged to a greater or lesser extent for over 50 years by a group called FARC?
3. "The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well." This is known as what?
4. In 1985 the Greenpeace protest ship "Rainbow Warrior" was bombed and sunk by French agents in which harbour?
5. The charter of Georgia in America, when it was established in 1732, prohibited liquor and what else?
6. Some insects use a form of defence known as autothysis, which has what effect on the insect itself?
7. Which of these is a member of the cat family?
8. How often is the Elfstedentocht run?
9. What is mixed with beer to make a shandy?
10. Product, divisor, differential and quotient are terms in operations in what branch of science?
11. With what is Babel magazine, published in the UK, concerned?
12. The three mascots for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics were a polar bear, a snow leopard and what other animal?
13. She was a painter, sister and aunt to two famous art collectors of the 20th century; what was her name?
14. The French and what other nation sent colonists to New Zealand in the 1830s?
15. Where are most of the volcanoes in South America?
16. In snooker, what coloured ball scores 3 points?
17. The single "Sara" was from Fleetwood Mac's 12th studio album (that followed the album "Rumours"), released in 1979. What was the album?
18. The "Dome of Discovery" was built on London's South Bank for which occasion?
19. What contagious behaviour has been observed between many animals and across species?
20. In 1858 Rowland Macy established a new store named "R. H. Macy & Company", where it stayed on the same site for nearly forty years, in which city?
21. An endangered bromeliad, the tallest and largest of its family, is found almost exclusively where?
22. In the 21st century where is a pagne usually found?
23. Which entertainer uses various names, including "Puff Daddy", "P. Diddy" and "Diddy" ?
24. Which of the following is an alloy of copper and zinc, sometimes containing lead, tin or iron?
25. What is an informal name for the drug "E" ?
26. Which of these is the largest?
27. In 1483, who was appointed the first grand inquisitor of the Spanish Inquisition?
28. Who is the next in this series:Rajiv Gandhi, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Chandra Shekhar Singh, P. V. Narasimha Rao, Atal Bihari Vajpayee ..... ?
29. She discovered that in a particular type of variable star known as a Cepheid fluctuation in brightness is highly regular and is determined by the actual luminosity of the star, which meant they could be used as a distance marker, making it possible to determine astronomical distances to objects; who was she?
30. "Van" does not mean which of these?
31. What Scottish patriotic song, used frequently at special occasions and sporting events, was written by a member of the folk group The Corries in 1967?
32. Which traditional game is played on the fingers with string?
33. What strike of 1, 400 women and girls was caused by poor working conditions in the Bryant & May factory in 1888?
34. If your team is playing for the Grey Cup, first offered in 1909, for a national championship, what sport are you playing?
35. What term is used in opera and musical theatre to describe a seated rehearsal where the singers sing with the orchestra, focusing attention on integrating the two groups?
36. Which soprano, who had a highly successful opera career between 1968 and 2004, starred as Maria in the "operatic version" of Leonard Bernstein's "West Side Story" ?
37. Which 20th century playwright wrote "Mourning Becomes Electra" and "Long Day's Journey Into Night" ?
38. What are Curtana, Durendal and Joyeuse?
39. Which of these is an evergreen shrub with leathery lance-shaped leaves?
40. What country is the origin of the wine tokay?
41. The accused in the 2020 film, "The Trial of the Chicago 7", were indicted for conspiracy and crossing state lines with the intention of inciting riots to protest what?
42. UEFA made international news in September 2010 when it banned Bayern Munich from displaying a banner at a Championship League game against Roma, but approved another. What film were the banner slogans taken from?
43. In 1952 Britain tested its first atomic weapon. Where was this done?
44. Where are Müllerian ducts found?
45. EGM is the usual term for what?
46. Which Olympic Games was the most northerly to be held?
47. She has figured in plays by John Lyly, Sir W.S. Gilbert, Lawrence Aronovitch, and George Bernard Shaw as well as in novels, opera, painting, and a video game as well as in place and ship names. Who is she?
48. During centuries of popularity of the game of football in British countries there were no nationally agreed rules; the first nationally agreed code was in 1863, which was influenced by the Sheffield Rules (1857) and which other?
49. What element has the symbol Cu?
50. In 2009, which was the most dominant women's softball team, having won three of the last four Olympic tournaments and the last six Women's ISF XI World Championships?
51. A dance troupe led by brothers from the Deepak family of Sunam (Manohar, Avtar and Gurbachan) and the dhol player Bhana Ram Sunami were the first significant developers of what?
52. What post was held by Winston Churchill during the 1926 General Strike in the UK?
53. What is the name of the swampy area in Florida, south of Lake Okeechobee?
54. What performer did Bing Crosby cite as a performing influence from his early teenage years?
55. By late 2021, how many people approximately were in the world population?
56. The Plum Judy, Painted Lady, Monarch, Speckled Wood, Mallow Skipper, and Zabulon Skipper are varieties of what?
57. In which Olympic Games were the Olympics and the Paralympics first organised by the same committee?
58. What was the first story book title published by Puffin Books after it was set up by Penguin Books in 1940?
59. The Strait of Kerch connects the Black Sea to what?
60. The X-Files spawned two theatrical movies, "The X-Files" and "I Want To Believe", and which spin-off TV series?
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