General Knowledge Quiz #30

General Knowledge Quiz #30

Questions

1. The Taj Mahal is on the bank of which river?
2. Which British singer's real name is Thomas Woodward?
3. Sinclair Lewis was the first American to win a Nobel Prize for what subject?
4. What is the legislative assembly of Spain called?
5. Who painted The Rake's Progress?
6. A pelisse is what type of garment?
7. Which English Queen was executed on 19 May 1536?
8. A boyar was a member of the aristocracy in which country?
9. What are the five events of the modern pentathlon, in alphabetical order?
10. Which US spacecraft was launched from Cape Kennedy in October 1968?
11. In which year was British Summertime first introduced?
12. What was the pseudonym of French dramatist Jean-Baptiste Poqueline?
13. On which city were the 1912 Summer Olympic Games held?
14. What is the US state capital of Vermont?
15. What is the name of the casino on the reservation of the Mashantucket Pequot tribe in Connecticut?
16. Exodus, the second book of the Bible, recounts the departure of the Israelites from which country?
17. Which singer held a gladiolus in his first appearance on BBC TV's Top of the Pops in 1983?
18. What are the five events of the modern pentathlon?
19. Who invented the centigrade thermometer in 1742?
20. What type of musical instrument is a goombay?
21. QUESTIWhat is the US state capital of Vermont?ON
22. Blepharitis is the medical term for the inflamation of which part of the body?
23. The 2003 film Lost in Translation is set in which city?
24. Who discovered the Victoria Falls in 1855?
25. Ailurophobia is a fear of what?
26. Who wrote the novel The Cider House Rules?
27. In golf what is the name of a score of one stroke over par for a hole?
28. Which fruit is the cordial grenadine primarily made from?
29. What does DVD commonly now stand for?
30. What is the name of the casino on the reservation of the Mashantucket Pequot tribe in Connecticut?
31. Artist and musician Chris Sievey is better known as whom?
32. Glen Moy and Autumn Bliss are varieties of which fruit?
33. Exodus, the second book of the Bible, recounts the departure of the Israelites from which country?
34. What was the nationality of Lazlo Josef Biro, inventor of the ballpoint pen?
35. Which singer held a gladiolus in his first appearance on BBC TV's Top of the Pops in 1983?

1. The Taj Mahal is on the bank of which river?

   Jumna
2. Which British singer's real name is Thomas Woodward?

   Tom Jones
3. Sinclair Lewis was the first American to win a Nobel Prize for what subject?

   Literature
4. What is the legislative assembly of Spain called?

   Cortes Generales
5. Who painted The Rake's Progress?

   William Hogarth
6. A pelisse is what type of garment?

   Cloak
7. Which English Queen was executed on 19 May 1536?

   Anne Boleyn
8. A boyar was a member of the aristocracy in which country?

   Russia
9. What are the five events of the modern pentathlon, in alphabetical order?

   Cross country, Fencing, Riding, Shooting, Swimming
10. Which US spacecraft was launched from Cape Kennedy in October 1968?

    Apollo Seven
11. In which year was British Summertime first introduced?

    1916
12. What was the pseudonym of French dramatist Jean-Baptiste Poqueline?

    Moliere
13. On which city were the 1912 Summer Olympic Games held?

    Stockholm
14. What is the US state capital of Vermont?

    Montpelier
15. What is the name of the casino on the reservation of the Mashantucket Pequot tribe in Connecticut?

    Foxwoods 
16. Exodus, the second book of the Bible, recounts the departure of the Israelites from which country?

    Egypt
17. Which singer held a gladiolus in his first appearance on BBC TV's Top of the Pops in 1983?

    Morrissey 
18. What are the five events of the modern pentathlon?

    Fencing, shooting, swimming riding and cross-country running.
19. Who invented the centigrade thermometer in 1742?

    Anders Celsius
20. What type of musical instrument is a goombay?

    Drum
21. QUESTIWhat is the US state capital of Vermont?ON

    Montpelier
22. Blepharitis is the medical term for the inflamation of which part of the body?

    Eyelid
23. The 2003 film Lost in Translation is set in which city?

    Tokyo
24. Who discovered the Victoria Falls in 1855?

    David Livingstone
25. Ailurophobia is a fear of what?

    Cats
26. Who wrote the novel The Cider House Rules?

    John Irving
27. In golf what is the name of a score of one stroke over par for a hole?

    Bogey
28. Which fruit is the cordial grenadine primarily made from?

    Pomegranates
29. What does DVD commonly now stand for?

    Digital Versatile Disc
30. What is the name of the casino on the reservation of the Mashantucket Pequot tribe in Connecticut?

    Foxwoods
31. Artist and musician Chris Sievey is better known as whom?

    Frank Sidebottom
32. Glen Moy and Autumn Bliss are varieties of which fruit?

    Raspberry
33. Exodus, the second book of the Bible, recounts the departure of the Israelites from which country?

    Egypt
34. What was the nationality of Lazlo Josef Biro, inventor of the ballpoint pen?

    Hungarian
35. Which singer held a gladiolus in his first appearance on BBC TV's Top of the Pops in 1983?

    Morrissey