General Knowledge Quiz #456

General Knowledge Quiz #456

Questions

1. 12. Which South Asian country of over 170 million people - as of 2019 - is the most populous in the world to have never won an Olympic medal?
2.  Which famous Catholic nun and missionary was born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu in Skopje, modern-day Macedonia (then the Ottoman Empire in 1910?
3.  Which English actor, born in Sheffield, is famous for playing characters including Boromir, Alec Trevelyan (006 and Eddard Stark, who are violently killed in their respective films or tv series?
4.  Which large, flightless bird (up to 6m tall is thought to have been hunted to extinction in the 14th or 15th centuries, shortly after the arrival of the Māori in New Zealand?
5. 20. Which dynasty of Welsh origin succeeded the Plantagenets and preceded the Stuarts as the ruling house of England?
6. 19. Which legendary association football player was born Edson Arantes do Nascimento in Três Corações, Brazil, in 1940?
7. 18. Which Colombian dance-fitness regime is now regularly practiced by over 15 million people worldwide?
8. 17. Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, lies around 50 miles from the remains of which ancient city, famed for its 'Hanging Gardens'?
9. 16. Which famous Catholic nun and missionary was born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu in Skopje, modern-day Macedonia (then the Ottoman Empire) in 1910?
10. 15. Which city, on the boundaries of Europe and Asia, is divided by the waters of the Bosphorus and the Golden Horn?
11. 14. The Ponte Vecchio is a famous bridge spanning the River Arno in which Italian city?
12. 13. Which fictional character created by Miguel de Cervantes is also known as 'The Man of La Mancha'?
13. 1. Which book and subsequent movie series is set in the fictional post-apocalyptic world of Panem?
14. 11. Which Italian astronomer was the first person in history to record seeing the moons of Jupiter?
15. 10. Which English actor, born in Sheffield, is famous for playing characters including Boromir, Alec Trevelyan (006) and Eddard Stark, who are violently killed in their respective films or tv series?
16. 9. Which large, flightless bird (up to 3.6m tall) is thought to have been hunted to extinction in the 14th or 15th centuries, shortly after the arrival of the Māori in New Zealand?
17. 8. Which British singer, who had a 1987 hit with Never Gonna Give You Up is arguably more well-known to younger people as part of the viral "Rickrolling" meme?
18. 7. Which 16th-Century English sailor, explorer, and infamous privateer sailed the world on his ship The Golden Hind?
19. 6. Which Caribbean island, Commonwealth, and Unincorporated Terrority of the United States with a population of around 3.5 million people, is often referred to as the 51st state?
20. 5. Who is, as of 2019, the only person to win 4 Academy Awards for Best Actress?
21. 4. Which Native Iroquois ball-sport derives its modern name from the French for "the stick"?
22. 3. Dying at the ripe old age of 969, who is the oldest recorded figure mentioned in the Bible?
23. 2. The Jutland Peninsula makes up the majority of the land area of which European country?

1. 12. Which South Asian country of over 170 million people - as of 2019 - is the most populous in the world to have never won an Olympic medal?

   Bangladesh
2.  Which famous Catholic nun and missionary was born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu in Skopje, modern-day Macedonia (then the Ottoman Empire in 1910?
3.  Which English actor, born in Sheffield, is famous for playing characters including Boromir, Alec Trevelyan (006 and Eddard Stark, who are violently killed in their respective films or tv series?

   Sean Bean
4.  Which large, flightless bird (up to 6m tall is thought to have been hunted to extinction in the 14th or 15th centuries, shortly after the arrival of the Māori in New Zealand?

   Moa
5. 20. Which dynasty of Welsh origin succeeded the Plantagenets and preceded the Stuarts as the ruling house of England?

   The Tudors
6. 19. Which legendary association football player was born Edson Arantes do Nascimento in Três Corações, Brazil, in 1940?

   Pele
7. 18. Which Colombian dance-fitness regime is now regularly practiced by over 15 million people worldwide?

   Zumba
8. 17. Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, lies around 50 miles from the remains of which ancient city, famed for its 'Hanging Gardens'?

   Babylon
9. 16. Which famous Catholic nun and missionary was born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu in Skopje, modern-day Macedonia (then the Ottoman Empire) in 1910?
10. 15. Which city, on the boundaries of Europe and Asia, is divided by the waters of the Bosphorus and the Golden Horn?

    Istanbul
11. 14. The Ponte Vecchio is a famous bridge spanning the River Arno in which Italian city?

    Florence
12. 13. Which fictional character created by Miguel de Cervantes is also known as 'The Man of La Mancha'?

    Don Quixote
13. 1. Which book and subsequent movie series is set in the fictional post-apocalyptic world of Panem?

    The Hunger Games
14. 11. Which Italian astronomer was the first person in history to record seeing the moons of Jupiter?

    Galileo Galilei
15. 10. Which English actor, born in Sheffield, is famous for playing characters including Boromir, Alec Trevelyan (006) and Eddard Stark, who are violently killed in their respective films or tv series?

    Sean Bean
16. 9. Which large, flightless bird (up to 3.6m tall) is thought to have been hunted to extinction in the 14th or 15th centuries, shortly after the arrival of the Māori in New Zealand?

    Moa
17. 8. Which British singer, who had a 1987 hit with Never Gonna Give You Up is arguably more well-known to younger people as part of the viral "Rickrolling" meme?

    Rick Astley
18. 7. Which 16th-Century English sailor, explorer, and infamous privateer sailed the world on his ship The Golden Hind?

    Sir Francis Drake
19. 6. Which Caribbean island, Commonwealth, and Unincorporated Terrority of the United States with a population of around 3.5 million people, is often referred to as the 51st state?

    Puerto Rico
20. 5. Who is, as of 2019, the only person to win 4 Academy Awards for Best Actress?

    Katharine Hepburn
21. 4. Which Native Iroquois ball-sport derives its modern name from the French for "the stick"?

    Lacrosse
22. 3. Dying at the ripe old age of 969, who is the oldest recorded figure mentioned in the Bible?

    Methuselah
23. 2. The Jutland Peninsula makes up the majority of the land area of which European country?

    Denmark