General Knowledge Quiz #42

General Knowledge Quiz #42

Questions

1. What royal house has ruled Monaco since the Middle Ages?
2. The late 'Father of Chicago Blues', McKinley Morganfield, is better known by what name?
3. Which King of England defeated the French at the Battle of Agincourt?
4. Who was shot dead by Jack McCall in 1876 at a poker table in Number Ten Saloon?
5. Who crossed Niagara Falls on a tightrope in June 1859?
6. What animated character does Gene Kelly dance with in the film Anchors Aweigh?
7. Nel Gwyn was the mistress of which King of England?
8. What type of weather condition is a harmattan?
9. What type of animal is a Quokka?
10. Who wrote The Rime of the Ancient Mariner?
11. In the UK which motorway crosses the Severn Bridge?
12. Which famous city plaza's name loosely translates as the 'Gate of Heavenly Peace'?
13. What ethnic culture is common to Biarritz in France and Bilbao in Spain?
14. What are the members of the Unification Church commonly called?
15. Helvetia is the female personification of which country, appearing on its coins and stamps, etc?
16. The late 'Father of Chicago Blues', McKinley Morganfield, is better known by what name?
17. Which famous city plaza's name loosely translates as the 'Gate of Heavenly Peace'?
18. Helvetia is the female personification of which country, appearing on its coins and stamps, etc?
19. Cape Canaveral is in which US state?
20. Geophagy is the eating of what?
21. Which Greek island is said to be the birthplace of the god Apollo?
22. Who was elected president of France follwing the death of President Pompidou?
23. The Biobio River is in which South American country?
24. Who was the first woman in space?
25. Who was president of the USA during World War I?
26. Which British golfer won the 1969 British Open and 1970 US Open Championships?
27. The Bhagavad Gita is an important scripture of which religion?
28. What is the longest play written by William Shakespeare?
29. What bridge connects Dawes Point to Milson's Point?
30. Which English artist was the subject of the 1974 film A Bigger Splash?
31. In children's TV what is the name of Fireman Sam's fire truck?
32. What is the Mexican in the 2001 film called The Mexican?
33. A frugivore feeds on what?

1. What royal house has ruled Monaco since the Middle Ages?

   Grimaldi
2. The late 'Father of Chicago Blues', McKinley Morganfield, is better known by what name?

   Muddy Waters
3. Which King of England defeated the French at the Battle of Agincourt?

   Henry the Fifth
4. Who was shot dead by Jack McCall in 1876 at a poker table in Number Ten Saloon?

   Wild Bill Hickok
5. Who crossed Niagara Falls on a tightrope in June 1859?

   Charles Blondin
6. What animated character does Gene Kelly dance with in the film Anchors Aweigh?

   Jerry Mouse (from Tom and Jerry)
7. Nel Gwyn was the mistress of which King of England?

   Charles the Second
8. What type of weather condition is a harmattan?

   Wind (West African trade wind)
9. What type of animal is a Quokka?

   Wallaby
10. Who wrote The Rime of the Ancient Mariner?

    Samuel Taylor Coleridge
11. In the UK which motorway crosses the Severn Bridge?

    M4
12. Which famous city plaza's name loosely translates as the 'Gate of Heavenly Peace'?

    Tiananmen Square (Beijing, China)
13. What ethnic culture is common to Biarritz in France and Bilbao in Spain?

    Basque
14. What are the members of the Unification Church commonly called?

    Moonies
15. Helvetia is the female personification of which country, appearing on its coins and stamps, etc?

    Switzerland
16. The late 'Father of Chicago Blues', McKinley Morganfield, is better known by what name?

    Muddy Waters
17. Which famous city plaza's name loosely translates as the 'Gate of Heavenly Peace'?

    Tiananmen Square 
18. Helvetia is the female personification of which country, appearing on its coins and stamps, etc?

    Switzerland
19. Cape Canaveral is in which US state?

    Florida
20. Geophagy is the eating of what?

    Earth (or clay, or chalk)
21. Which Greek island is said to be the birthplace of the god Apollo?

    Delos
22. Who was elected president of France follwing the death of President Pompidou?

    Valery Giscard d'Estaing
23. The Biobio River is in which South American country?

    Chile
24. Who was the first woman in space?

    Valentina Tereshkova
25. Who was president of the USA during World War I?

    Woodrow Wilson
26. Which British golfer won the 1969 British Open and 1970 US Open Championships?

    Tony Jacklin
27. The Bhagavad Gita is an important scripture of which religion?

    Hinduism
28. What is the longest play written by William Shakespeare?

    Hamlet
29. What bridge connects Dawes Point to Milson's Point?

    Sydney Harbour Bridge
30. Which English artist was the subject of the 1974 film A Bigger Splash?

    David Hockney
31. In children's TV what is the name of Fireman Sam's fire truck?

    Jupiter
32. What is the Mexican in the 2001 film called The Mexican?

    An antique pistol
33. A frugivore feeds on what?

    Fruit