General Knowledge Quiz #465

General Knowledge Quiz #465

Questions

1. What was the name given to the teddy bear-like creatures found on the forest moon of Endor in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi?
2. Which 1997 film has received the joint highest number of academy awards of 11, sharing the accolade with Bun-Hur and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King?
3. Which mammalian organ is responsible for producing trypsinogen, pepsinogen, amylase and lipase?
4. 2πr is the equation used to generate which measure of a circle?
5. Which British author and constituent of the Bloomsbury Group wrote the utopian-dystopian classic “Brave New World”?
6. Famous as the only known location of the dodo before its extinction, which African island nation is located in the Indian Ocean, 2000km east of the mainland?
7. How many chromosomes does a typical human egg cell contain?
8. According to Ohm’s Law, what is the product of flow and resistance?
9. Chordata, Arthropoda, and Mollusca are all examples of which biological taxonomic rank?
10. Known for its bright blue and red snout, what is the largest species of monkey, weighing around 54kg on average?
11. Which famous painter is on the current (2022) British £20 note?
12. The quote “If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants” is noted on the British £2 coin. This quote is credited to which revolutionary British scientist?
13. Famous for writing “The Handmaid’s Tale”, which author won the Man Booker prize in 2000 with the Novel “The Blind Assassin” and in 2019 with “The Testaments”?
14. In biblical verse, which hero lost all his divine power after having his hair non-consensually cut by his lover Delilah?
15. Famous for using styles such as chiaroscuro, which renaissance artist was responsible for the painting “Doubting Thomas”?
16. Who is credited as the inventor of the explosive trinitrotoluene (TNT)?
17. What is the generic name given to the newest fighter jet (as of August 2022) used in the US army, produced by Lockheed Martin?
18. Who composed the soundtrack to Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy?
19. In Norse mythology, what is the name given to the burning rainbow bridge that links Asgard to Midgard?
20. What is the more common name of the element also known as “hydrargyrum” and "quicksilver"?
21. Who is usually credited as the inventor of the first machine gun?
22. Which Italian composer is believed to have had a bitter rivalry with the Austrian composer Wolfgang Mozart?
23. During the American Civil, which Union Major General led his troops to victory over Robert E. Lee and his Confederate army at the Battle of Gettysburg?
24. Located in the centre of the Pacific Ocean, what is the name given to the most remote place on earth (the furthest from land), renowned for being a space-craft cemetery?
25. Costing over $100 billion to manufacture and additional billions in maintenance, what is the single most expensive object created in the modern era?
26. Running 6300km from source to the sea, what is the longest river in Asia?
27. Which American Vice President was responsible for killing Alexander Hamilton in a duel in 1804?
28. Located in the Andes of South America, which mountain holds the title of the highest point outside of Asia?
29. Widely considered the father of immunology and vaccines, which individual was responsible for formulating the first smallpox vaccine?
30. Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) roughly translates to “between the two rivers”. One of these rivers is the Euphrates – what is the name of the other?

1. What was the name given to the teddy bear-like creatures found on the forest moon of Endor in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi?

   Ewok
2. Which 1997 film has received the joint highest number of academy awards of 11, sharing the accolade with Bun-Hur and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King?

   Titanic
3. Which mammalian organ is responsible for producing trypsinogen, pepsinogen, amylase and lipase?

   Pancreas
4. 2πr is the equation used to generate which measure of a circle?

   Circumference
5. Which British author and constituent of the Bloomsbury Group wrote the utopian-dystopian classic “Brave New World”?

   Aldous Huxley
6. Famous as the only known location of the dodo before its extinction, which African island nation is located in the Indian Ocean, 2000km east of the mainland?

   Mauritius
7. How many chromosomes does a typical human egg cell contain?

   23
8. According to Ohm’s Law, what is the product of flow and resistance?

   Voltage
9. Chordata, Arthropoda, and Mollusca are all examples of which biological taxonomic rank?

   Phylum
10. Known for its bright blue and red snout, what is the largest species of monkey, weighing around 54kg on average?

    Mandrill
11. Which famous painter is on the current (2022) British £20 note?

    J.M.W Turner
12. The quote “If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants” is noted on the British £2 coin. This quote is credited to which revolutionary British scientist?

    Isaac Newton
13. Famous for writing “The Handmaid’s Tale”, which author won the Man Booker prize in 2000 with the Novel “The Blind Assassin” and in 2019 with “The Testaments”?

    Margaret Atwood
14. In biblical verse, which hero lost all his divine power after having his hair non-consensually cut by his lover Delilah?

    Samson
15. Famous for using styles such as chiaroscuro, which renaissance artist was responsible for the painting “Doubting Thomas”?

    Caravaggio
16. Who is credited as the inventor of the explosive trinitrotoluene (TNT)?

    Alfred Nobel
17. What is the generic name given to the newest fighter jet (as of August 2022) used in the US army, produced by Lockheed Martin?

    F-35
18. Who composed the soundtrack to Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy?

    Howard Shore
19. In Norse mythology, what is the name given to the burning rainbow bridge that links Asgard to Midgard?

    Bifrost
20. What is the more common name of the element also known as “hydrargyrum” and "quicksilver"?

    Mercury
21. Who is usually credited as the inventor of the first machine gun?

    Richard Gatling
22. Which Italian composer is believed to have had a bitter rivalry with the Austrian composer Wolfgang Mozart?

    Antonio Salieri
23. During the American Civil, which Union Major General led his troops to victory over Robert E. Lee and his Confederate army at the Battle of Gettysburg?

    George Meade
24. Located in the centre of the Pacific Ocean, what is the name given to the most remote place on earth (the furthest from land), renowned for being a space-craft cemetery?

    Nemo Point
25. Costing over $100 billion to manufacture and additional billions in maintenance, what is the single most expensive object created in the modern era?

    International Space Station
26. Running 6300km from source to the sea, what is the longest river in Asia?

    Yangtze
27. Which American Vice President was responsible for killing Alexander Hamilton in a duel in 1804?

    Aaron Burr
28. Located in the Andes of South America, which mountain holds the title of the highest point outside of Asia?

    Aconcagua
29. Widely considered the father of immunology and vaccines, which individual was responsible for formulating the first smallpox vaccine?

    Edward Jenner
30. Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) roughly translates to “between the two rivers”. One of these rivers is the Euphrates – what is the name of the other?

    Tigris