General Knowledge Quiz 452 (20 MCQs)

Quiz Instructions

Select an option to see the correct answer instantly.

1. When Malick Sidibé (1936-2016) won the Golden Lion for lifetime achievement at Venice Biennale 2007 he was the first what to do so?
2. The rest is silence are the dying words of which Shakespearean character?
3. Which of these cities was specially built in the 1980s to be capital of its country?
4. Which painting was considered scandalous in 1863 because it showed nude women next to men dressed in contemporary clothing?
5. The Battle of Bull Run was fought in which war?
6. The Canadian province of British Columbia is almost exclusively where?
7. What musical instrument is used to indicate that someone has "cooked the books" ?
8. What is directly opposite south southeast on a compass?
9. The royal wedding between Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling on 19 June 2010, described as "Europe's biggest royal wedding since the Prince of Wales married Lady Diana Spencer", took place in which country?
10. What instrument consisting basically of a telescope that can be rotated vertically and horizontally on graduated scales was designed for use in land surveying for measuring by triangulation?
11. What is a 1 ounce gold coin minted in South Africa?
12. Babe Ruth played for which Major League Baseball team in 1936?
13. Where was the Cyclo-cross World Championship 2013 held?
14. Where are the Amazon Spheres?
15. In 1991 Magic Johnson stunned the sporting world in the USA by what?
16. Before they launched as Cirque du Soleil in 1984, they were a street theatre group in Baie-Saint-Paul, near Québec City, the name of which featured what kind of performer?
17. "Organum", "centonisation", "12 mode", "climacus", "Bishop of Milan", and "neum" are terms most often heard when talking of ..... ?
18. In freestyle skiing, what is the name of a mid-air split, with one leg pointed backwards and the other forwards?
19. Which of these actors was born in Australia?
20. What does the word "mould" not refer to?