General Knowledge Quiz 464

Questions

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

2. In taxonomy, what Order are humans (H. sapiens) categorised into?

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

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

5. In anatomy, how many bones are found within a human head?

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

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

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

9. In which US city are Zippo lighters produced?

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

11. Where is the only Guggenheim museum found outside of Europe and North America?

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

13. What is the unit of speed given to moving ships/ocean vessels?

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

15. In rugby, who won the 2021 Six Nations?

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

17. In cycling, who won the 2021 Tour de France?

18. In vexillology, which country has the only non-quadrilateral flag?

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

20. What is the name of an alloy containing mercury?

21. What is the currency used in Thailand?

22. In ancient Egyptian mythology, who is the God of Death?

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

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

25. What is the fuel used in aeroplanes?

26. What is the capital of Jersey?

27. Who is the author of War and Peace?

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

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

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

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

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

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

34. What is the most universally used greeting in Arabic?

35. In sculpture, which artist composed The Rock Drill?

36. In medicine, which structure links the pharynx to the middle ear?

37. Which president of the USA inspired the name of the capital city of Liberia?

38. Which US-born singer and guitarist wrote Thrill is Gone?

39. Who is the current president of Belarus?

40. In the The Simpsons, what is the name of the sushi restarant in Springfield?