General Knowledge Quiz #464

General Knowledge Quiz #464

Questions

1. In anatomy, what structure links the kidney to the bladder?
2. In taxonomy, what Order are humans (H. sapiens) categorised into?
3. In journalism, which famous war journalist was killed in Syria in 2012?
4. In film, which actor played the main character Valery Legasov in the HBO TV series Chernobyl?
5. In anatomy, how many bones are found within a human head?
6. In American geography, what is the capital of Michigan?
7. In art, who pained the frescoes on the roof of the Sistine Chapel?
8. Which nobel prize-winning economist was portrayed by Russell Crowe in the 2001 film A Beautiful Mind?
9. In which US city are Zippo lighters produced?
10. In music, how many different notes make up a major scale?
11. Where is the only Guggenheim museum found outside of Europe and North America?
12. In physics, what is an alternative name for V = IR?
13. What is the unit of speed given to moving ships/ocean vessels?
14. In literature, who is the author of the book War Doctor?
15. In rugby, who won the 2021 Six Nations?
16. In British geography, what is the most southerly point of the UK mainland?
17. In cycling, who won the 2021 Tour de France?
18. In vexillology, which country has the only non-quadrilateral flag?
19. In psychiatry, what is the term given to the fear of buttons?
20. What is the name of an alloy containing mercury?
21. What is the currency used in Thailand?
22. In ancient Egyptian mythology, who is the God of Death?
23. Which biblical city's walls crumbled due to the blowing of horns?
24. In which UK national park would you find Mam Tor?
25. What is the fuel used in aeroplanes?
26. What is the capital of Jersey?
27. Who is the author of War and Peace?
28. In Greek mythology, who is the doomed lover of Orpheus?
29. In Star Wars, which planet does Yoda originate from?
30. Who are the directors of No Country for Old Men?
31. What is the name given to German WW2 submarines?
32. In medicine, what is the most common tick-borne disease?
33. In the Harry Potter book series, what spell is used to unlock doors?
34. What is the most universally used greeting in Arabic?
35. In sculpture, which artist composed The Rock Drill?
36. In medicine, which structure links the pharynx to the middle ear?
37. Which president of the USA inspired the name of the capital city of Liberia?
38. Which US-born singer and guitarist wrote Thrill is Gone?
39. Who is the current president of Belarus?
40. In the The Simpsons, what is the name of the sushi restarant in Springfield?

1. In anatomy, what structure links the kidney to the bladder?

   ureter
2. In taxonomy, what Order are humans (H. sapiens) categorised into?

   Primates
3. In journalism, which famous war journalist was killed in Syria in 2012?

   Marie Colvin
4. In film, which actor played the main character Valery Legasov in the HBO TV series Chernobyl?

   Jared Harris
5. In anatomy, how many bones are found within a human head?

   29
6. In American geography, what is the capital of Michigan?

   Lansing
7. In art, who pained the frescoes on the roof of the Sistine Chapel?

   Michelangelo
8. Which nobel prize-winning economist was portrayed by Russell Crowe in the 2001 film A Beautiful Mind?

   John Nash
9. In which US city are Zippo lighters produced?

   Bradford
10. In music, how many different notes make up a major scale?

    7
11. Where is the only Guggenheim museum found outside of Europe and North America?

    Abu Dhabi
12. In physics, what is an alternative name for V = IR?

    Ohm's Law
13. What is the unit of speed given to moving ships/ocean vessels?

    knots
14. In literature, who is the author of the book War Doctor?

    David Nott
15. In rugby, who won the 2021 Six Nations?

    Wales
16. In British geography, what is the most southerly point of the UK mainland?

    Lizard Point
17. In cycling, who won the 2021 Tour de France?

    Tadej Pogacar
18. In vexillology, which country has the only non-quadrilateral flag?

    Nepal
19. In psychiatry, what is the term given to the fear of buttons?

    Koumpounophobia
20. What is the name of an alloy containing mercury?

    Amalgam
21. What is the currency used in Thailand?

    Baht
22. In ancient Egyptian mythology, who is the God of Death?

    Anubis
23. Which biblical city's walls crumbled due to the blowing of horns?

    Jericho
24. In which UK national park would you find Mam Tor?

    The Peak District
25. What is the fuel used in aeroplanes?

    Kerosine
26. What is the capital of Jersey?

    St Helier
27. Who is the author of War and Peace?

    Tolstoy
28. In Greek mythology, who is the doomed lover of Orpheus?

    Eurydice
29. In Star Wars, which planet does Yoda originate from?

    Dagobah
30. Who are the directors of No Country for Old Men?

    The Coen Brothers
31. What is the name given to German WW2 submarines?

    U-Boat
32. In medicine, what is the most common tick-borne disease?

    Lyme Disease
33. In the Harry Potter book series, what spell is used to unlock doors?

    Alohomora
34. What is the most universally used greeting in Arabic?

    As-salaam 'alaykum
35. In sculpture, which artist composed The Rock Drill?

    Jacob Epstein
36. In medicine, which structure links the pharynx to the middle ear?

    Eustachian tube
37. Which president of the USA inspired the name of the capital city of Liberia?

    President Monroe
38. Which US-born singer and guitarist wrote Thrill is Gone?

    B.B King
39. Who is the current president of Belarus?

    Alexander Lukashenko
40. In the The Simpsons, what is the name of the sushi restarant in Springfield?

    The Happy Sumo