General Knowledge Quiz #61

General Knowledge Quiz #61

Questions

1. Born Betty Joan Perske, which actress starred in The Big Sleep and To Have and Have Not?
2. Hilary, Easter, Trinity and Michaelmas are traditional English (and Welsh) seasonal names in what: law courts; horse-racing; farming; or road-mending?
3. Which painting was stolen from the Louvre in Paris in 1911 and kept for two years by museum employee Vincenzo Peruggia?
4. Which British prime minister wrote History of the English Speaking Peoples?
5. Loperamide is used to treat what medical condition: water on the knee; sore throat; impotence; or diarrhoea?
6. St James's Palace in London was commissioned by which British monarch?
7. Technically a berry or fruit, brinjal is the Indian name for which 'vegetable'?
8. The Irish Derby is held at which racecourse?
9. The cephalothorax and the opisthosoma are body sections of what: arachnids (spiders, etc); humans; birds; or fire-engines?
10. Credited with popularising the girl's name Wendy in a famous children's book, who also wrote the stage play The Admirable Crichton?
11. In which European city is the Charles Bridge?
12. To which Scottish island did Bonnie Price Charlie escape, dressed as a maid, in 1746?
13. What nation won the European Football Championship after first failing to qualify for the finals tournament?
14. Flame, Birds-eye and Quilted refer to decorative varieties of what wood commonly used in musical instruments?
15. Arthur Wellesley (1769-1845 is better known by what title?
16. Hilary, Easter, Trinity and Michaelmas are traditional English (and Welsh seasonal names in what: law courts; horse-racing; farming; or road-mending?
17. The cephalothorax and the opisthosoma are body sections of what: arachnids (spiders, etc; humans; birds; or fire-engines?
18. What Latin term is used to mean 'word for word', or 'exactly the same words'?
19. In what state is the highest mountain in the USA?
20. Arthur Wellesley (1769-1845) is better known by what title?
21. The expression of high quality 'blue ribbon' or 'blue ribband' equates to what French term?
22. What element has the highest melting point of any metal - symbol W, otherwise known as wolfram?
23. What country has the largest forested area?
24. Ichthyology is the study of what?
25. Who was the next president of the USA after Gerald Ford?
26. A cope is a long ceremonial cloak worn by a member of what profession: clergy; judge; nurse; or magician?
27. A heptahedron is a solid figure with how many plane sides?
28. Which poet wrote the lines: "And when those deep and burning moments pass'd, And Juan sunk to sleep within her arms.." ?
29. The Shore Durometer devised by Albert Shore in the 1920s measures what quality of materials such as rubber and plastics?
30. A gymnophobia sufferer fears what: exercise; nudity; public buildings; or ball-games?
31. Offaly, Westmeath, Carlow and Cavan are counties of which country?
32. Michelle Robinson is the maiden name of which famous wife?
33. What memorable song line from American Pie by Don McLean refers to the day a plane crash killed Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and The Big Bopper?

1. Born Betty Joan Perske, which actress starred in The Big Sleep and To Have and Have Not?

   Lauren Bacall
2. Hilary, Easter, Trinity and Michaelmas are traditional English (and Welsh) seasonal names in what: law courts; horse-racing; farming; or road-mending?

   Law courts
3. Which painting was stolen from the Louvre in Paris in 1911 and kept for two years by museum employee Vincenzo Peruggia?

   Mona Lisa 
4. Which British prime minister wrote History of the English Speaking Peoples?

   Winston Churchill
5. Loperamide is used to treat what medical condition: water on the knee; sore throat; impotence; or diarrhoea?

   Diarrhoea
6. St James's Palace in London was commissioned by which British monarch?

   Henry the Eighth
7. Technically a berry or fruit, brinjal is the Indian name for which 'vegetable'?

   Aubergine
8. The Irish Derby is held at which racecourse?

   The Curragh
9. The cephalothorax and the opisthosoma are body sections of what: arachnids (spiders, etc); humans; birds; or fire-engines?

   Arachnids 
10. Credited with popularising the girl's name Wendy in a famous children's book, who also wrote the stage play The Admirable Crichton?

    J M Barrie 
11. In which European city is the Charles Bridge?

    Prague 
12. To which Scottish island did Bonnie Price Charlie escape, dressed as a maid, in 1746?

    Skye
13. What nation won the European Football Championship after first failing to qualify for the finals tournament?

    Denmark 
14. Flame, Birds-eye and Quilted refer to decorative varieties of what wood commonly used in musical instruments?

    Maple
15. Arthur Wellesley (1769-1845 is better known by what title?

    The Duke of Wellington
16. Hilary, Easter, Trinity and Michaelmas are traditional English (and Welsh seasonal names in what: law courts; horse-racing; farming; or road-mending?

    Law courts
17. The cephalothorax and the opisthosoma are body sections of what: arachnids (spiders, etc; humans; birds; or fire-engines?

    Arachnids 
18. What Latin term is used to mean 'word for word', or 'exactly the same words'?

    Verbatim
19. In what state is the highest mountain in the USA?

    Alaska 
20. Arthur Wellesley (1769-1845) is better known by what title?

    The Duke of Wellington
21. The expression of high quality 'blue ribbon' or 'blue ribband' equates to what French term?

    Cordon Bleu
22. What element has the highest melting point of any metal - symbol W, otherwise known as wolfram?

    Tungsten
23. What country has the largest forested area?

    Russia 
24. Ichthyology is the study of what?

    Fish
25. Who was the next president of the USA after Gerald Ford?

    Jimmy Carter 
26. A cope is a long ceremonial cloak worn by a member of what profession: clergy; judge; nurse; or magician?

    Clergy
27. A heptahedron is a solid figure with how many plane sides?

    Seven
28. Which poet wrote the lines: "And when those deep and burning moments pass'd, And Juan sunk to sleep within her arms.." ?

    Lord Byron 
29. The Shore Durometer devised by Albert Shore in the 1920s measures what quality of materials such as rubber and plastics?

    Hardness
30. A gymnophobia sufferer fears what: exercise; nudity; public buildings; or ball-games?

    Nudity
31. Offaly, Westmeath, Carlow and Cavan are counties of which country?

    Ireland 
32. Michelle Robinson is the maiden name of which famous wife?

    Michelle Obama
33. What memorable song line from American Pie by Don McLean refers to the day a plane crash killed Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and The Big Bopper?

    The Day the Music Died