General Knowledge Quiz #66

General Knowledge Quiz #66

Questions

1. Who was Britain's only Saxe-Coburg monarch, after his son renamed the royal house Windsor?
2. The Kiakhta treaty (or Kyakhta, signed in 1727 in the city of that name, was between which two countries?
3. What is the most common natural pollinator of the pineapple: bees; wind; hummingbirds; or camels?
4. In 1997 the Royal Academy of Art controversially exhibited a 1995 portrait of which convicted murderer, made from children's handprints, by Marcus Harvey?
5. Which part of a woman's body is named after German physician Ernst Grafenberg?
6. In the 1983 horror film 'Christine', what was Christine?
7. What Maryland presidential retreat, previously called Shangri-la, was renamed by Dwight D Eisenhower after his grandson?
8. A diptych is a painting or altarpiece of how many panels, commonly hinged together?
9. A lustrum is a period of how many years?
10. In which country is the city of Mecca?
11. If something is coriaceous, what does it resemble or have the texture of: leather; glass; chocolate; or water?
12. Which body of water was previously called the Euxine, after early colonisation of its southern coastline by Greeks, derived from their word for 'hospitable'?
13. In which European city is The Council of Europe?
14. British Honduras was renamed what, in 1973, after being granted self-government in 1964, and before gaining full independence in 1981?
15. USA athletes refused their silver medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics in which men's sport?
16. Metrophobia informally refers to the irrational fear or hatred of what: small cars; underground railways; police officers; or poetry?
17. What event attracted the highest UK TV audience of the 1990s?
18. The Kiakhta treaty (or Kyakhta), signed in 1727 in the city of that name, was between which two countries?
19. Name the Rochdale pensioner whom Gordon Brown was heard to call 'a sort of bigoted woman' after meeting her on a pre-election walkabout?
20. The Manzanares river runs through which city: Venice; New York; Madrid; or Nottingham?
21. If North is 0 and 360 degrees and East is 90 degrees, how many degrees is South-West?
22. What is the state capital of Victoria, Australia?
23. Chladni patterns are formed when a surface covered in what is made to vibrate?
24. In which US state is the annual Burning Man Festival held?
25. What is the name of the gland in the human body attached to the base of the brain important in controlling growth?
26. The colour of the moon's sky, seen from the moon, is always the same, what is it: blue; black; white; or pink?
27. Which British football team is nicknamed the Blades?
28. Which early British rock'n'roll star was Og the leprechaun in the 1968 film Finian's Rainbow?
29. A clowder is a collective term for which creatures: dogs; cats; horses; or sheep?
30. Which of the Brontë sisters wrote the novel 'The Tenant of Wildfell Hall'?
31. The Chapman Root Glass Company was responsible for what 1915 iconic design nicknamed the 'hobble skirt' and 'Mae West'?

1. Who was Britain's only Saxe-Coburg monarch, after his son renamed the royal house Windsor?

   Edward the Seventh 
2. The Kiakhta treaty (or Kyakhta, signed in 1727 in the city of that name, was between which two countries?

   China and Russia
3. What is the most common natural pollinator of the pineapple: bees; wind; hummingbirds; or camels?

   Hummingbirds
4. In 1997 the Royal Academy of Art controversially exhibited a 1995 portrait of which convicted murderer, made from children's handprints, by Marcus Harvey?

   Myra Hindley
5. Which part of a woman's body is named after German physician Ernst Grafenberg?

   G-spot
6. In the 1983 horror film 'Christine', what was Christine?

   A car 
7. What Maryland presidential retreat, previously called Shangri-la, was renamed by Dwight D Eisenhower after his grandson?

   Camp David
8. A diptych is a painting or altarpiece of how many panels, commonly hinged together?

   Two 
9. A lustrum is a period of how many years?

   Five
10. In which country is the city of Mecca?

    Saudi Arabia
11. If something is coriaceous, what does it resemble or have the texture of: leather; glass; chocolate; or water?

    Leather 
12. Which body of water was previously called the Euxine, after early colonisation of its southern coastline by Greeks, derived from their word for 'hospitable'?

    The Black Sea
13. In which European city is The Council of Europe?

    Strasbourg 
14. British Honduras was renamed what, in 1973, after being granted self-government in 1964, and before gaining full independence in 1981?

    Belize
15. USA athletes refused their silver medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics in which men's sport?

    Basketball 
16. Metrophobia informally refers to the irrational fear or hatred of what: small cars; underground railways; police officers; or poetry?

    Poetry
17. What event attracted the highest UK TV audience of the 1990s?

    Princess Diana's Funeral 
18. The Kiakhta treaty (or Kyakhta), signed in 1727 in the city of that name, was between which two countries?

    China and Russia
19. Name the Rochdale pensioner whom Gordon Brown was heard to call 'a sort of bigoted woman' after meeting her on a pre-election walkabout?

    Gillian Duffy
20. The Manzanares river runs through which city: Venice; New York; Madrid; or Nottingham?

    Madrid
21. If North is 0 and 360 degrees and East is 90 degrees, how many degrees is South-West?

    225 degrees
22. What is the state capital of Victoria, Australia?

    Melbourne
23. Chladni patterns are formed when a surface covered in what is made to vibrate?

    Sand
24. In which US state is the annual Burning Man Festival held?

    Nevada
25. What is the name of the gland in the human body attached to the base of the brain important in controlling growth?

    Pituitary gland
26. The colour of the moon's sky, seen from the moon, is always the same, what is it: blue; black; white; or pink?

    Black
27. Which British football team is nicknamed the Blades?

    Sheffield United 
28. Which early British rock'n'roll star was Og the leprechaun in the 1968 film Finian's Rainbow?

    Tommy Steele
29. A clowder is a collective term for which creatures: dogs; cats; horses; or sheep?

    Cats
30. Which of the Brontë sisters wrote the novel 'The Tenant of Wildfell Hall'?

    Anne Brontë
31. The Chapman Root Glass Company was responsible for what 1915 iconic design nicknamed the 'hobble skirt' and 'Mae West'?

    Coca-Cola bottle