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General Knowledge Quiz 1201 (20 MCQs)

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1. The oldest woman Olympic gold medalist is Queenie Newall, at London in 1908, when 53 years old. In which sport did she compete?
2. What did the two-year Tokyo 2020 Medal Project do, in respect of the medals created for the 2020 Olympic Games?
3. What is the motto of the Boy Scout movement?
4. What name is given to a man's cotton or silk cloak buttoned down the front, with full sleeves, reaching to the ankles and worn with a sash?
5. When did a western observer first identify the heavenly body which they named Pluto?
6. Who set a new land speed record in a motor car of 91.37 mph on Lake St Clair on 12 January 1904?
7. When did the British Royal House change its name to that of Windsor?
8. Who composed "The Ride of the Valkyries" which premièred in Munich in 1870?
9. How many nickels are there in $ 2.45?
10. At the Grand National 1967 a major upset halted one of the races causing some of the horses to turn and run the wrong way. What caused the upset?
11. Charles II was the sovereign of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland during which period of British history?
12. Which of these was a Spanish explorer and conquistador, best known for having crossed the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific Ocean in 1513, thus being the first European to lead an expedition to reach the Pacific from the New World?
13. Which of these is the most expensive property on a British / US monopoly board?
14. Which 19th century Ukrainian novelist, short story writer, and playwright wrote "Taras Bulba", "The Government Inspector", "The Nose" and "Dead Souls" ?
15. In the phoenetic alphabet, what is represented by the letter "J" ?
16. Which sport has been included in only one Olympic Games, in Paris in 1900, when competition was between the Devon and Somerset Wanderers (representing England) and a team from the British embassy in Paris (representing France)?
17. Which of these bands had a blonde female lead singer?
18. Where is a bobbit worm found?
19. Who won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of cannibalistic serial killer Hannibal Lecter in "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991)?
20. A "mufti" is a legal expert in what religion?
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