General Knowledge Quiz #64
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General Knowledge Quiz #64
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Titus had been Roman Emperor for mere months when which volcano erupted in late summer or early autumn of 79AD?
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Far from the Madding Crowd and Tess of the D'Urbervilles are 19th-Century novels written by which English author?
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Who, for her 2008 movie The Hurt Locker, became the first woman ever to win an Academy Award for Best Director?
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The 1971 John Denver hit 'Take Me Home, Country Roads' was written about which American State, mentioned repeatedly in the song's chorus?
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As of 2020, who is the only person to have held all four 'Great Offices of State' in the UK (Prime Minister, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Foreign Secretary and Home Secretary)?
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Though the third-largest in terms of land area, which is the least populous of the five New York City boroughs?
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'White House' is the literal translation (from Spanish) of which Moroccan city, also the title of a critically-acclaimed 1942 film?
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Vlad the Impaler, Voivode (ruler) of Wallachia in modern-day Romania, is thought to have been the inspiration behind which famous character, created by Bram Stoker?
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Ferrari, the automobile company, derives its name from the surname of its founder, Enzo Ferrari. What medieval profession does the surname Ferrari refer to?
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With 24 goals, who was Leicester City's top scorer during their remarkable Premier League triumph of 2015-16?
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South Bend, Indiana, is home to which well-known university, which shares its name with a famous cathedral in Paris, France?
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Which pre-Columbian society and empire was conquered by the Spaniard Hernán Cortés in the early 16th Century?
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A Wiener Schnitzel is traditionally made from a cutlet of which type of meat?
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Gangnam, made famous worldwide by the Psy song Gangnam Style, is a neighbourhood in which Asian capital city?
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'Modern', 'Britain' and 'Liverpool' are the three primary venues owned by which famous British art gallery?
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What name links a football team managed by Roy Hodgson in the early 2000s with a type of Middle Age Norse warrior?
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The Cretaceous, Triassic and which other geological period make up the Mesozoic Era, which ran from roughly 252 to 66 million years ago?
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Which two-faced Roman god is the namesake of the month of January?
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What process, invented by a 19th-century French scientist, refers to the process by which milk and other produce is heated in order to remove harmful pathogens?
Questions & Answers
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Titus had been Roman Emperor for mere months when which volcano erupted in late summer or early autumn of 79AD?Vesuvius
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Far from the Madding Crowd and Tess of the D'Urbervilles are 19th-Century novels written by which English author?Thomas Hardy
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Who, for her 2008 movie The Hurt Locker, became the first woman ever to win an Academy Award for Best Director?Kathryn Bigelow
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The 1971 John Denver hit 'Take Me Home, Country Roads' was written about which American State, mentioned repeatedly in the song's chorus?West Virginia
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As of 2020, who is the only person to have held all four 'Great Offices of State' in the UK (Prime Minister, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Foreign Secretary and Home Secretary)?James Callaghan
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Though the third-largest in terms of land area, which is the least populous of the five New York City boroughs?Staten Island
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'White House' is the literal translation (from Spanish) of which Moroccan city, also the title of a critically-acclaimed 1942 film?Casablanca
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Vlad the Impaler, Voivode (ruler) of Wallachia in modern-day Romania, is thought to have been the inspiration behind which famous character, created by Bram Stoker?Dracula
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Ferrari, the automobile company, derives its name from the surname of its founder, Enzo Ferrari. What medieval profession does the surname Ferrari refer to?Blacksmith
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With 24 goals, who was Leicester City's top scorer during their remarkable Premier League triumph of 2015-16?Jamie Vardy
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South Bend, Indiana, is home to which well-known university, which shares its name with a famous cathedral in Paris, France?Notre Dame
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Which pre-Columbian society and empire was conquered by the Spaniard Hernán Cortés in the early 16th Century?Aztec
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A Wiener Schnitzel is traditionally made from a cutlet of which type of meat?Veal
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Gangnam, made famous worldwide by the Psy song Gangnam Style, is a neighbourhood in which Asian capital city?Seoul
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'Modern', 'Britain' and 'Liverpool' are the three primary venues owned by which famous British art gallery?Tate
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What name links a football team managed by Roy Hodgson in the early 2000s with a type of Middle Age Norse warrior?Viking
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The Cretaceous, Triassic and which other geological period make up the Mesozoic Era, which ran from roughly 252 to 66 million years ago?Jurassic
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Which two-faced Roman god is the namesake of the month of January?Janus
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What process, invented by a 19th-century French scientist, refers to the process by which milk and other produce is heated in order to remove harmful pathogens?Pasteurisation
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