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General Knowledge Quiz 1195 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which of these artists made his first recordings at Sun Studios?
2. Who, in 2004, was nominated for two academy awards:Best Supporting Actor in "Collateral"and Best Actor in "Ray" (which he won)?
3. Where is the village of Chamonix?
4. Joss Whedon's 2002 US TV series "Firefly" won a 2003 Primetime Emmy Award for what?
5. Which of these was a series first broadcast in the UK in 1965, featuring Lee Montague in its first episode and Alan Bennett in its last?
6. He was a linguist and translator, author of "Ecclesiastical History of the English People", considered one of the greatest teachers and writers of the Early Middle Ages and by many historians to be the most important scholar of antiquity. Who was he?
7. In 1971, on which island was the largest underground test of nuclear weapons ever conducted by the USA?
8. What term is given to an infection when it is maintained in a human population without external inputs?
9. Cragside House in Northumberland, England, was the first building to be lit by electricity sourced from where?
10. Where is the White Desert National Park situated?
11. In a 1994 Oscar-winning Australian film, who or what was Priscilla?
12. Which British laws introduced by the Importation Act of 1815 and repealed in 1846 are examples of British mercantilism, the abolition of which marked a significant step towards free trade?
13. Someone who is miserable is said to be "down in the ..... '' what?
14. A theory of the workings of the human body adopted by Greek and Roman physicians and believed until the 19th century was that it was filled with 4 basic substances (black bile, yellow bile, phlegm, and blood). These were collectively known as what?
15. In architecture, what is the space around the altar at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building?
16. From and including the general election in the United Kingdom in 2010 how many of the four elections until 2020 were coalition governments?
17. Anthony Hopkins is a supporter and fundraiser for which British national park?
18. Who would be most likely to use a spokeshave in the course of their work?
19. When did Walt Disney open his Disneyland theme park in Anaheim, California?
20. Which of these is the name for a place where doves are kept?
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