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General Knowledge Quiz 465 (20 MCQs)

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1. The film "Quills" (2000), starring Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet, Joaquin Phoenix and Michael Caine, reimagines the latter years of whom?
2. Which river runs through the town where Shakespeare was born?
3. He was a celebrated geographer, botanist, biogeographer (among the first) and explorer, and a scientist in the study of earth magnetism whose work led to the establishment of magnetic and meteorological stations across northern Asia. Who was he?
4. Where were the first world championships for mountain bike racing, sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) in 1990, held?
5. In what constellation is the multiple star Polaris found?
6. One of Australia's oldest and most important industrial disputes and the subject of Henry Lawson's poem "Freedom on the Wallaby", in 1891 brought central Queensland to the brink of civil war. What group of people was involved?
7. What robe is part of Japanese traditional costume?
8. Which of these plays does not have a character called Laura?
9. The Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem is a shrine for which religion?
10. How many pips are there on a standard 52-card pack of playing cards?
11. Before 1949, by what name was Thailand known?
12. March Bread is made or flavoured primarily by what?
13. Which of these was a heavyweight boxing champion who was nicknamed "the Ambling Alp" ?
14. Which country was divided at the 17th parallel by an agreement made in 1954 in Geneva?
15. For what are ophicleides used?
16. If you have traditional pox in Mexico, what are you most likely to do?
17. Which Spanish author served as a soldier at Lepanto (where he lost the use of his left hand), was captured by pirates in 1575 and imprisoned in Algiers until 1580, and was then employed in government work in Madrid?
18. What function must be applied to the numbers 10 and 5 to provide 50 as the result?
19. What name is given to a special day or happening, used variously over centuries to mark important days in a calendar, to mark capitals or rubrics in religious texts, or to wear particular clothing?
20. What is or are the official language(s) of the Kingdom of Lesotho?
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