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General Knowledge Quiz 730 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which English botanist became famous for his research during expeditions to the east coast of Canada in 1766, the Pacific in 1769 and Iceland in 1772?
2. The 1992 Winter Olympics were the last what?
3. What causes the scent to develop in the aromatic resinous wood known as agarwood, or aloeswood?
4. Wars in 1947-48, 1965 and 1971 ended in a formal Agreement between which two countries and established a Line of Control where?
5. Which active volcano is the second highest peak in Mexico?
6. In skeet shooting what are the discs made of?
7. Started as early as 1888, professional competitions offering trophies testing and displaying cowboy and vaquero skills are called what?
8. Mexico is on what continent?
9. Which song by John Mayer, written for the Rob Reiner film "The Bucket List", was his highest charting single on Billboard at that time, and won Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the Grammy Awards in 2009?
10. Which celebrated British couple were first mentioned in a poem by Henry Woodfall which appeared in 1735 in "The Gentleman's Magazine" ?
11. If something is nugatory what is it?
12. In 1905-6 the New Zealand representative rugby team toured the British Isles, France and North America, winning all matches apart from a loss to Wales, and are now known as what?
13. Who was the star of the films "Saturday Night And Sunday Morning", "Tom Jones" and "Two For The Road" ?
14. Who won the World Individual Championship Speedway title four times in 1957, 1958, 1964 and 1966?
15. When are CPM (Continuous passive motion) machines used?
16. Which of these is a term broadly applied to a range of persistent skin conditions that include dryness and recurring skin rashes characterised by redness, swelling, itching and dryness, crusting, flaking, blistering, cracking, oozing, and/or bleeding?
17. What type of pasta is shaped like hollow spaghetti?
18. Who resigned his army commission in 1858 to write music, such as the opera "Boris Godunov" and "Pictures at an Exhibition" ?
19. What city is the subject of "The Book of the City of Ladies" (finished 1405)?
20. Who is the most recent actor, up to 2015, to play the part of James Bond in films?
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