General Knowledge Quiz #20

General Knowledge Quiz #20

Questions

1. Who painted The Blue Boy in 1779?
2. What is the international distress signal one level below and less serious than a 'Mayday' call?
3. Carambola is another name for which fruit?
4. In 1902 the Treaty of Vereeniging brought which war to an end?
5. Who was assassinated by Hugh de Merville, William de Tracy, Reginald Fitzhurse and Richard le Breton?
6. The original 'Wendy house' was built for which fictional character?
7. Convict Robert Franklin Stroud was better known as whom?
8. What scientist and inventor was responsible for the Decibel unit of measurement?
9. Which city is known as Auld Reekie and also Athens of the North?
10. The French slang 'capote anglaise' meaning English hood, or English overcoat refers to what?
11. Maris Piper is a variety of which vegetable?
12. An epithalamium is a song or poem celebrating what?
13. Which is the lightest element?
14. Dame Peggy Ashcroft won an Oscar for her role in which 1984 film?
15. In 1865 what significant event happened at Ford's Theatre in Washington DC?
16. What is the capital of Croatia?
17. Who wrote the poem Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard?
18. Little Big Horn, the scene of Custer's last stand, is in which US state?
19. Which year was the death penalty for murder abolished in Britain?
20. What clash, in 1746, was the last major battle to be fought on mainland Britain?
21. Who was Britain's first Labour prime minister?
22. What does UNESCO stand for?
23. The character Roger 'Race' Bannon appeared as a boy's bodyguard in which cartoon series?
24. What was the name of Ernest Shackleton's ship which became stuck in Antarctic ice in 1915?
25. What was the name of the cruise ship seized by hijackers in the Mediterranean in 1985?
26. In 1968 which US artist and film maker was shot and wounded by actress Valerie Solanas?
27. What is the international distress signal one level below and less serious than a 'Mayday' call?
28. Who was assassinated by Hugh de Merville, William de Tracy, Reginald Fitzhurse and Richard le Breton?
29. The French slang 'capote anglaise' meaning English hood, or English overcoat refers to what?
30. What does an oologist collect?
31. What of these sports bodies was founded first, the AAA, FA, MCC or IOC?
32. Who was president of the USSR from 1982-84?
33. What was American silent film star 'Fatty' Arbuckle's first name?
34. The character Roger 'Race' Bannon appeared as a boy's bodyguard in which cartoon series?
35. Guru Nanak Dev founded which religion?
36. The Phoenix Park murders of 1882 took place in which city?
37. Who designed the famous Sagrada Familia church in Barcelona?
38. Who was Henry VIII's third wife?
39. From which seeds is tahini made?
40. What is the human ailment epistaxis better known as?
41. The Kariba Dam is on which river?
42. What does the B stand for in Lyndon B Johnson?
43. What item of attire is a leghorn?
44. Aconcagua is the highest peak in which mountain range?
45. The Neanderthal Museum is in which country?
46. In which country is the European Court of Human Rights?
47. In British history a Cavalier was a supporter of which king?
48. Leporine relates to which animal?
49. In Greek mythology who was Apollo's twin sister?
50. Assassinated in 1965, who was Malcolm Little better known as?
51. What was the name of Ernest Shackleton's ship which became stuck in Antarctic ice in 1915?
52. By what name was Dutch dancer Margarethe Zelle better known?
53. Which famous US lawman had brothers called Morgan and Virgil?
54. What was the name of the cruise ship seized by hijackers in the Mediterranean in 1985?
55. What type of creature is an amberjack?
56. In 1968 which US artist and film maker was shot and wounded by actress Valerie Solanas?
57. Quinsy is an inflammation of which part of the body?

1. Who painted The Blue Boy in 1779?

   Thomas Gainsborough
2. What is the international distress signal one level below and less serious than a 'Mayday' call?

   Pan-pan (usually three times, and pronounced 'pawn-pawn' - the Morse code equivalent is TTT. The term is from the French word panne meaning breakdown. Incidentally Mayday - Morse equivalent SOS - is from French m'aider meaning help me)
3. Carambola is another name for which fruit?

   Star fruit
4. In 1902 the Treaty of Vereeniging brought which war to an end?

   The Second Boer War
5. Who was assassinated by Hugh de Merville, William de Tracy, Reginald Fitzhurse and Richard le Breton?

   Thomas Becket
6. The original 'Wendy house' was built for which fictional character?

   Wendy Darling (from Peter Pan, by J M Barrie)
7. Convict Robert Franklin Stroud was better known as whom?

   The Birdman of Alcatraz
8. What scientist and inventor was responsible for the Decibel unit of measurement?

   Alexander Graham Bell
9. Which city is known as Auld Reekie and also Athens of the North?

   Edinburgh
10. The French slang 'capote anglaise' meaning English hood, or English overcoat refers to what?

    A condom
11. Maris Piper is a variety of which vegetable?

    Potato
12. An epithalamium is a song or poem celebrating what?

    Marriage
13. Which is the lightest element?

    Hydrogen
14. Dame Peggy Ashcroft won an Oscar for her role in which 1984 film?

    A Passage to India
15. In 1865 what significant event happened at Ford's Theatre in Washington DC?

    Abraham Lincoln's assassination
16. What is the capital of Croatia?

    Zagreb
17. Who wrote the poem Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard?

    Thomas Gray
18. Little Big Horn, the scene of Custer's last stand, is in which US state?

    Montana
19. Which year was the death penalty for murder abolished in Britain?

    1965
20. What clash, in 1746, was the last major battle to be fought on mainland Britain?

    The Battle of Culloden
21. Who was Britain's first Labour prime minister?

    Ramsey Macdonald
22. What does UNESCO stand for?

    United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization
23. The character Roger 'Race' Bannon appeared as a boy's bodyguard in which cartoon series?

    Jonny Quest 
24. What was the name of Ernest Shackleton's ship which became stuck in Antarctic ice in 1915?

    HMS Endurance
25. What was the name of the cruise ship seized by hijackers in the Mediterranean in 1985?

    Achille Lauro
26. In 1968 which US artist and film maker was shot and wounded by actress Valerie Solanas?

    Andy Warhol
27. What is the international distress signal one level below and less serious than a 'Mayday' call?

    Pan-pan 
28. Who was assassinated by Hugh de Merville, William de Tracy, Reginald Fitzhurse and Richard le Breton?

    Thomas Becket 
29. The French slang 'capote anglaise' meaning English hood, or English overcoat refers to what?

    A condom
30. What does an oologist collect?

    Birds' eggs
31. What of these sports bodies was founded first, the AAA, FA, MCC or IOC?

    MCC(Marylebone Cricket Club, formed in 1787, is the governing body of world cricket. The Football Association was formed in 1863, Amateur Athletics Association in 1880, and the International Olympic Committee in 1894)
32. Who was president of the USSR from 1982-84?

    Yuri Andropov
33. What was American silent film star 'Fatty' Arbuckle's first name?

    Roscoe
34. The character Roger 'Race' Bannon appeared as a boy's bodyguard in which cartoon series?

    Jonny Quest (the Hanna-Barbera action-adventure animation made from 1964-65 was one of the earliest targets for criticism about scenes of violence in children's TV programmes. Bonus points for knowing the name of Jonny's dog: Bandit)
35. Guru Nanak Dev founded which religion?

    Sikhism
36. The Phoenix Park murders of 1882 took place in which city?

    Dublin
37. Who designed the famous Sagrada Familia church in Barcelona?

    Gaudi (Antoni Gaudi i Cornet, 1852-1926 - work on Sagrada Familia started in 1884 and amazingly it is still being built)
38. Who was Henry VIII's third wife?

    Jane Seymour
39. From which seeds is tahini made?

    Sesame seeds
40. What is the human ailment epistaxis better known as?

    Nosebleed
41. The Kariba Dam is on which river?

    Zambezi (or Zambesi - it starts in Zambia and eventually reaches the Indian Ocean in Mozambique, passing over Victoria Falls along the way. The dam lies between Zambia and Zimbabwe who share its electrical output. Apparently four of the 87 men who died building it remain buried in the concrete)
42. What does the B stand for in Lyndon B Johnson?

    Baines
43. What item of attire is a leghorn?

    Hat(made of straw)
44. Aconcagua is the highest peak in which mountain range?

    Andes
45. The Neanderthal Museum is in which country?

    Germany
46. In which country is the European Court of Human Rights?

    France
47. In British history a Cavalier was a supporter of which king?

    Charles I (the royalist 'Cavaliers' fought the 'Roundheads' in the English Civil War 1642-51. The name Cavalier referred to the arrogant fashion and attitude associated with cavalry officers. Roundhead referred to the pudding-bowl hairstyles favoured by the anti-royalists which contrasted with the flamboyant long curls of their opponents. Just like the mods and the rockers..)
48. Leporine relates to which animal?

    Hare
49. In Greek mythology who was Apollo's twin sister?

    Artemis
50. Assassinated in 1965, who was Malcolm Little better known as?

    Malcolm X
51. What was the name of Ernest Shackleton's ship which became stuck in Antarctic ice in 1915?

    HMS Endurance
52. By what name was Dutch dancer Margarethe Zelle better known?

    Mata Hari
53. Which famous US lawman had brothers called Morgan and Virgil?

    Wyatt Earp
54. What was the name of the cruise ship seized by hijackers in the Mediterranean in 1985?

    Achille Lauro
55. What type of creature is an amberjack?

    Fish
56. In 1968 which US artist and film maker was shot and wounded by actress Valerie Solanas?

    Andy Warhol
57. Quinsy is an inflammation of which part of the body?

    The throat