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General Knowledge Quiz 91 (60 MCQs)

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1. The island Commonwealth of Dominica sits in which sea or ocean?
2. What term is applied to the fusion of Roman, Greek and Persian cultures that reached its peak after the 4th century AD during the reign of Justinian, and is seen in mosaics, frescoes, metal work, ivory carving and silk weaving?
3. Which of these is a Bohemian dance?
4. What system, available on the internet, was founded by Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo Saverin, Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes?
5. What sport is featured in the film "Field of Dreams" starring Kevin Costner?
6. Which of these is commonly used in vehicle brake fluid?
7. The term "coalition of the willing", to describe military and / or humanitarian interventions for which the UN Security Council cannot agree to mount a full UN peacekeeping operation, was not applied to which of these?
8. What items are produced in a darkroom?
9. What is the name for the point on the earth's surface that is directly above an earthquake?
10. Where did Scottish patriot William Wallace lead soldiers to a defeat of the English in 1297?
11. Which European country overthrew its monarchy and underwent a revolution 1789 to 1799?
12. Serengeti National Park is mainly in which country?
13. What animated sitcom, on US TV 1994 to 1997, told the story of "a widowed, lewd, self-hating, egocentric anthropomorphic" private detective in Los Angeles and was voiced by Jason Alexander (George Costanza in the series "Seinfeld" ?
14. What events in 2014 led most directly to the renationalisation of Malaysian Airlines?
15. What is the genre of the TV show "Whose Line Is It Anyway" ?
16. What is a traditional form of whitework embroidery which involves the tufting or knotting of the yarn, on top of a muslin fabric to create patterns?
17. Where was the so-called Black War fought between the mid 1820s and 1832?
18. The United States deployed combat units in 1965 into which war to prevent a communist takeover of Southeast Asia, part of a wider strategy called "containment" ?
19. Which of these was the last to have its first run on British television?
20. What is the next in the series:1, 16, 81, 256, 625 ..... ?
21. Gene Krupa was a virtuoso on which instrument?
22. When are the reigning Princes of the newly formed principality of Liechtenstein, created by the Holy Roman Emperor in 1719, recorded as first visiting their lands?
23. Which impresario, music manager and record producer has been involved with The Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds, Graham Gouldman, Godley and Creme, (later 10cc), Soft Machine, and Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity?
24. In railway construction, what is the track width known as "standard gauge" ?
25. An American TV series starring Molly Shannon and Selma Blair is based on which Australian comedy series?
26. Who wrote the children's book "The Fairy Caravan", about Tuppeny, a young guinea pig who joins a travelling circus?
27. Erysipelas is also known sometimes as what?
28. Whose film career from 1932 to 1966 included starring roles in films such as "To Catch A Thief", "Arsenic and Old Lace" and "North By North West" ?
29. What is one of the uses of the space instrument MODIS?
30. American comedian, actress, writer, producer, and television host of over 50 years' standing, Joan Rivers, died in 2014 following what?
31. What type of visual art is often called "the art of writing" ?
32. What is a doosra?
33. Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand all have a coastline on what body of water?
34. Where are Bantu indigenous?
35. Which of these is an instrument to measure the number of steps taken by someone walking?
36. Which of these parts of the United Kingdom is the furthest West?
37. Which song, one of the top popular recordings in the US in 1935 (introduced in the 1935 film "Gold Diggers"), won the 1935 Academy Award for Best Original Song?
38. Who built the original Palace of Versailles that was enlarged by Louis XIV?
39. What does an horologist make?
40. Where would one find a salp?
41. More than 75% of North Korea is what kind of land?
42. Which is the southernmost of Central Asia's five republics?
43. Which of these is a spondee?
44. Where was the battle fought between the Royalist forces under Prince Rupert and Oliver Cromwell's men in June 1645 that was the key to the final downfall of Royalist forces a year later?
45. Where did the characters Beavis and Butthead, from the US TV series created by Mike Judge, first appear?
46. Who was thrown into the Tiber by his uncle, was suckled by a wolf, co-founded Rome and was killed by his brother?
47. Which better describes the game of Scrabble?
48. What is the Spanish name for Saint James, son of Zebedee, one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus?
49. Which studio produced the computer-animated 2001 film "Shrek" ?
50. Over 99.9% of an atom's mass is concentrated in what part of the atom?
51. What is the technical term for heart burn?
52. Twin English playwrights, the play of one of whom famously starred in 2007 a graduate of the Harry Potter film series, share what family name?
53. What did Napoleon Bonaparte I establish in 1804, a measure which has had worldwide effect?
54. The Dominican Republic and Haiti are the two countries that occupy which island?
55. Where is the volcanic Tibesti mountain range?
56. Why did Soviet Union athletes not receive any medals at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics?
57. James Dyson revolutionised what product in the 1980s and 1990s?
58. Which body of water borders the state of Washington, USA?
59. In what field was Samuel Bellamy (1689-1717) known?
60. The yellow, brown and red pigments known as ochres are oxides of which metal?
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