General Knowledge Quiz #464

General Knowledge Quiz #464

Questions

1. What is the name given to German WW2 submarines?
2. In ancient Egyptian mythology, who is the God of Death?
3. Which biblical city's walls crumbled due to the blowing of horns?
4. In which UK national park would you find Mam Tor?
5. What is the fuel used in aeroplanes?
6. What is the capital of Jersey?
7. Who is the author of War and Peace?
8. In Greek mythology, who is the doomed lover of Orpheus?
9. In Star Wars, which planet does Yoda originate from?
10. Who are the directors of No Country for Old Men?
11. What is the currency used in Thailand?
12. In medicine, what is the most common tick-borne disease?
13. In the Harry Potter book series, what spell is used to unlock doors?
14. What is the most universally used greeting in Arabic?
15. In sculpture, which artist composed The Rock Drill?
16. In medicine, which structure links the pharynx to the middle ear?
17. Which president of the USA inspired the name of the capital city of Liberia?
18. Which US-born singer and guitarist wrote Thrill is Gone?
19. Who is the current president of Belarus?
20. In the The Simpsons, what is the name of the sushi restarant in Springfield?
21. Where is the only Guggenheim museum found outside of Europe and North America?
22. In taxonomy, what Order are humans (H. sapiens) categorised into?
23. In journalism, which famous war journalist was killed in Syria in 2012?
24. In film, which actor played the main character Valery Legasov in the HBO TV series Chernobyl?
25. In anatomy, how many bones are found within a human head?
26. In American geography, what is the capital of Michigan?
27. In art, who pained the frescoes on the roof of the Sistine Chapel?
28. Which nobel prize-winning economist was portrayed by Russell Crowe in the 2001 film A Beautiful Mind?
29. In which US city are Zippo lighters produced?
30. In music, how many different notes make up a major scale?
31. In anatomy, what structure links the kidney to the bladder?
32. In physics, what is an alternative name for V = IR?
33. What is the unit of speed given to moving ships/ocean vessels?
34. In literature, who is the author of the book War Doctor?
35. In rugby, who won the 2021 Six Nations?
36. In British geography, what is the most southerly point of the UK mainland?
37. In cycling, who won the 2021 Tour de France?
38. In vexillology, which country has the only non-quadrilateral flag?
39. In psychiatry, what is the term given to the fear of buttons?
40. What is the name of an alloy containing mercury?

1. What is the name given to German WW2 submarines?

   U-Boat
2. In ancient Egyptian mythology, who is the God of Death?

   Anubis
3. Which biblical city's walls crumbled due to the blowing of horns?

   Jericho
4. In which UK national park would you find Mam Tor?

   The Peak District
5. What is the fuel used in aeroplanes?

   Kerosine
6. What is the capital of Jersey?

   St Helier
7. Who is the author of War and Peace?

   Tolstoy
8. In Greek mythology, who is the doomed lover of Orpheus?

   Eurydice
9. In Star Wars, which planet does Yoda originate from?

   Dagobah
10. Who are the directors of No Country for Old Men?

    The Coen Brothers
11. What is the currency used in Thailand?

    Baht
12. In medicine, what is the most common tick-borne disease?

    Lyme Disease
13. In the Harry Potter book series, what spell is used to unlock doors?

    Alohomora
14. What is the most universally used greeting in Arabic?

    As-salaam 'alaykum
15. In sculpture, which artist composed The Rock Drill?

    Jacob Epstein
16. In medicine, which structure links the pharynx to the middle ear?

    Eustachian tube
17. Which president of the USA inspired the name of the capital city of Liberia?

    President Monroe
18. Which US-born singer and guitarist wrote Thrill is Gone?

    B.B King
19. Who is the current president of Belarus?

    Alexander Lukashenko
20. In the The Simpsons, what is the name of the sushi restarant in Springfield?

    The Happy Sumo
21. Where is the only Guggenheim museum found outside of Europe and North America?

    Abu Dhabi
22. In taxonomy, what Order are humans (H. sapiens) categorised into?

    Primates
23. In journalism, which famous war journalist was killed in Syria in 2012?

    Marie Colvin
24. In film, which actor played the main character Valery Legasov in the HBO TV series Chernobyl?

    Jared Harris
25. In anatomy, how many bones are found within a human head?

    29
26. In American geography, what is the capital of Michigan?

    Lansing
27. In art, who pained the frescoes on the roof of the Sistine Chapel?

    Michelangelo
28. Which nobel prize-winning economist was portrayed by Russell Crowe in the 2001 film A Beautiful Mind?

    John Nash
29. In which US city are Zippo lighters produced?

    Bradford
30. In music, how many different notes make up a major scale?

    7
31. In anatomy, what structure links the kidney to the bladder?

    ureter
32. In physics, what is an alternative name for V = IR?

    Ohm's Law
33. What is the unit of speed given to moving ships/ocean vessels?

    knots
34. In literature, who is the author of the book War Doctor?

    David Nott
35. In rugby, who won the 2021 Six Nations?

    Wales
36. In British geography, what is the most southerly point of the UK mainland?

    Lizard Point
37. In cycling, who won the 2021 Tour de France?

    Tadej Pogacar
38. In vexillology, which country has the only non-quadrilateral flag?

    Nepal
39. In psychiatry, what is the term given to the fear of buttons?

    Koumpounophobia
40. What is the name of an alloy containing mercury?

    Amalgam