General Knowledge Quiz #60

General Knowledge Quiz #60

Questions

1. Dresden china originated in which country?
2. Canada Day (previously Dominion Day) is celebrated on which date?
3. The Davis Strait lies between Baffin Island and which country (also considered a dependency)?
4. Heliotherapy is the therapeutic use of what?
5. The lahara, used in the liqueur Curacao, is an adaptation of which common fruit?
6. Which US state is known as the Sunflower State?
7. What is the name of the substance obtained from the dried swim bladders of fish, used in brewing and winemaking?
8. Selhurst Park is the home ground of which English football club?
9. Which is the only city to lie in two continents?
10. Canada Day (previously Dominion Day is celebrated on which date?
11. Mrs Maria Fitzherbert was the wife of which British monarch?
12. What is the name of the shallow circular transparent dish with a flat lid, used for the culture of micro-organisms?
13. The suffix 'stan' in a country's name such as Afghanistan derives from what early Indo-European meaning: mountain; stand; flag; or goat?
14. Coober Pedy, the largest opal mine in the world, is in which country?
15. In Greek mythology what are the goddesses or spirits which inspire the creation of literature and the arts?
16. Brothers Harry, Samuel, Albert and Jack established which film company in 1923?
17. What is the longest line of latitude on the Earth?
18. Nicholas Rowe's 1703 play The Fair Penitent originated what character, whose name has since referred to a seducer of women?
19. What type of creature is a copperhead?
20. Who became president of the USA in 1989?
21. What is the fastest running bird in the world: emu; roadrunner; ostrich; or the erect-crested penguin?
22. Mount Elbrus (5,642 metres is the highest mountain in which continent?
23. Sitophobia is the fear of what: bricks and rubble; telescopes; food; or settees and armchairs?
24. The city of Breda is in which European country?
25. January King, Meteor, and Salarite are varieties of which vegetable?
26. The Davis Strait lies between Baffin Island and which country (also considered a dependency?
27. In global finance what does IMF stand for?
28. Who was the first driver to be knighted for his services to motor sport?
29. What long-necked instrument, now usually with four pairs of strings, originated in Greece and is still popularly associated with Greek music?
30. Which artist is famous for painting at the Moulin Rouge?
31. In which US city is the 1974 film Towering Inferno set?
32. Pisciculture is the breeding and rearing of what?

1. Dresden china originated in which country?

   Germany
2. Canada Day (previously Dominion Day) is celebrated on which date?

   1st July(anniversary of the 1 July 1867 enactment of the British North America Act, forming a single country called Canada)
3. The Davis Strait lies between Baffin Island and which country (also considered a dependency)?

   Greenland
4. Heliotherapy is the therapeutic use of what?

   Sunlight
5. The lahara, used in the liqueur Curacao, is an adaptation of which common fruit?

   Orange
6. Which US state is known as the Sunflower State?

   Kansas
7. What is the name of the substance obtained from the dried swim bladders of fish, used in brewing and winemaking?

   Isinglass
8. Selhurst Park is the home ground of which English football club?

   Crystal Palace
9. Which is the only city to lie in two continents?

   Istanbul 
10. Canada Day (previously Dominion Day is celebrated on which date?

    1st July
11. Mrs Maria Fitzherbert was the wife of which British monarch?

    George the Fourth
12. What is the name of the shallow circular transparent dish with a flat lid, used for the culture of micro-organisms?

    Petri dish 
13. The suffix 'stan' in a country's name such as Afghanistan derives from what early Indo-European meaning: mountain; stand; flag; or goat?

    Stand 
14. Coober Pedy, the largest opal mine in the world, is in which country?

    Australia
15. In Greek mythology what are the goddesses or spirits which inspire the creation of literature and the arts?

    Muses
16. Brothers Harry, Samuel, Albert and Jack established which film company in 1923?

    Warner Brothers
17. What is the longest line of latitude on the Earth?

    Equator
18. Nicholas Rowe's 1703 play The Fair Penitent originated what character, whose name has since referred to a seducer of women?

    Lothario
19. What type of creature is a copperhead?

    Snake
20. Who became president of the USA in 1989?

    George Bush, Senior
21. What is the fastest running bird in the world: emu; roadrunner; ostrich; or the erect-crested penguin?

    Ostrich
22. Mount Elbrus (5,642 metres is the highest mountain in which continent?

    Europe 
23. Sitophobia is the fear of what: bricks and rubble; telescopes; food; or settees and armchairs?

    Food 
24. The city of Breda is in which European country?

    Netherlands
25. January King, Meteor, and Salarite are varieties of which vegetable?

    Cabbage
26. The Davis Strait lies between Baffin Island and which country (also considered a dependency?

    Greenland
27. In global finance what does IMF stand for?

    International Monetary Fund
28. Who was the first driver to be knighted for his services to motor sport?

    Jack Brabham
29. What long-necked instrument, now usually with four pairs of strings, originated in Greece and is still popularly associated with Greek music?

    Bouzouki
30. Which artist is famous for painting at the Moulin Rouge?

    Toulouse-Lautrec 
31. In which US city is the 1974 film Towering Inferno set?

    San Francisco
32. Pisciculture is the breeding and rearing of what?

    Fish