General Knowledge Quiz #465

General Knowledge Quiz #465

Questions

1. What is the generic name given to the newest fighter jet (as of August 2022) used in the US army, produced by Lockheed Martin?
2. What was the name given to the teddy bear-like creatures found on the forest moon of Endor in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi?
3. Famous for using styles such as chiaroscuro, which renaissance artist was responsible for the painting “Doubting Thomas”?
4. In biblical verse, which hero lost all his divine power after having his hair non-consensually cut by his lover Delilah?
5. Famous for writing “The Handmaid’s Tale”, which author won the Man Booker prize in 2000 with the Novel “The Blind Assassin” and in 2019 with “The Testaments”?
6. The quote “If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants” is noted on the British £2 coin. This quote is credited to which revolutionary British scientist?
7. Which famous painter is on the current (2022) British £20 note?
8. Known for its bright blue and red snout, what is the largest species of monkey, weighing around 54kg on average?
9. Chordata, Arthropoda, and Mollusca are all examples of which biological taxonomic rank?
10. According to Ohm’s Law, what is the product of flow and resistance?
11. How many chromosomes does a typical human egg cell contain?
12. Famous as the only known location of the dodo before its extinction, which African island nation is located in the Indian Ocean, 2000km east of the mainland?
13. Which British author and constituent of the Bloomsbury Group wrote the utopian-dystopian classic “Brave New World”?
14. 2πr is the equation used to generate which measure of a circle?
15. Which mammalian organ is responsible for producing trypsinogen, pepsinogen, amylase and lipase?
16. Which 1997 film has received the joint highest number of academy awards of 11, sharing the accolade with Bun-Hur and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King?
17. Who is credited as the inventor of the explosive trinitrotoluene (TNT)?
18. Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) roughly translates to “between the two rivers”. One of these rivers is the Euphrates – what is the name of the other?
19. Widely considered the father of immunology and vaccines, which individual was responsible for formulating the first smallpox vaccine?
20. Located in the Andes of South America, which mountain holds the title of the highest point outside of Asia?
21. Which American Vice President was responsible for killing Alexander Hamilton in a duel in 1804?
22. Running 6300km from source to the sea, what is the longest river in Asia?
23. Costing over $100 billion to manufacture and additional billions in maintenance, what is the single most expensive object created in the modern era?
24. Located in the centre of the Pacific Ocean, what is the name given to the most remote place on earth (the furthest from land), renowned for being a space-craft cemetery?
25. During the American Civil, which Union Major General led his troops to victory over Robert E. Lee and his Confederate army at the Battle of Gettysburg?
26. Which Italian composer is believed to have had a bitter rivalry with the Austrian composer Wolfgang Mozart?
27. Who is usually credited as the inventor of the first machine gun?
28. What is the more common name of the element also known as “hydrargyrum” and "quicksilver"?
29. In Norse mythology, what is the name given to the burning rainbow bridge that links Asgard to Midgard?
30. Who composed the soundtrack to Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy?

1. What is the generic name given to the newest fighter jet (as of August 2022) used in the US army, produced by Lockheed Martin?

   F-35
2. What was the name given to the teddy bear-like creatures found on the forest moon of Endor in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi?

   Ewok
3. Famous for using styles such as chiaroscuro, which renaissance artist was responsible for the painting “Doubting Thomas”?

   Caravaggio
4. In biblical verse, which hero lost all his divine power after having his hair non-consensually cut by his lover Delilah?

   Samson
5. Famous for writing “The Handmaid’s Tale”, which author won the Man Booker prize in 2000 with the Novel “The Blind Assassin” and in 2019 with “The Testaments”?

   Margaret Atwood
6. The quote “If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants” is noted on the British £2 coin. This quote is credited to which revolutionary British scientist?

   Isaac Newton
7. Which famous painter is on the current (2022) British £20 note?

   J.M.W Turner
8. Known for its bright blue and red snout, what is the largest species of monkey, weighing around 54kg on average?

   Mandrill
9. Chordata, Arthropoda, and Mollusca are all examples of which biological taxonomic rank?

   Phylum
10. According to Ohm’s Law, what is the product of flow and resistance?

    Voltage
11. How many chromosomes does a typical human egg cell contain?

    23
12. Famous as the only known location of the dodo before its extinction, which African island nation is located in the Indian Ocean, 2000km east of the mainland?

    Mauritius
13. Which British author and constituent of the Bloomsbury Group wrote the utopian-dystopian classic “Brave New World”?

    Aldous Huxley
14. 2πr is the equation used to generate which measure of a circle?

    Circumference
15. Which mammalian organ is responsible for producing trypsinogen, pepsinogen, amylase and lipase?

    Pancreas
16. Which 1997 film has received the joint highest number of academy awards of 11, sharing the accolade with Bun-Hur and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King?

    Titanic
17. Who is credited as the inventor of the explosive trinitrotoluene (TNT)?

    Alfred Nobel
18. Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) roughly translates to “between the two rivers”. One of these rivers is the Euphrates – what is the name of the other?

    Tigris
19. Widely considered the father of immunology and vaccines, which individual was responsible for formulating the first smallpox vaccine?

    Edward Jenner
20. Located in the Andes of South America, which mountain holds the title of the highest point outside of Asia?

    Aconcagua
21. Which American Vice President was responsible for killing Alexander Hamilton in a duel in 1804?

    Aaron Burr
22. Running 6300km from source to the sea, what is the longest river in Asia?

    Yangtze
23. Costing over $100 billion to manufacture and additional billions in maintenance, what is the single most expensive object created in the modern era?

    International Space Station
24. Located in the centre of the Pacific Ocean, what is the name given to the most remote place on earth (the furthest from land), renowned for being a space-craft cemetery?

    Nemo Point
25. During the American Civil, which Union Major General led his troops to victory over Robert E. Lee and his Confederate army at the Battle of Gettysburg?

    George Meade
26. Which Italian composer is believed to have had a bitter rivalry with the Austrian composer Wolfgang Mozart?

    Antonio Salieri
27. Who is usually credited as the inventor of the first machine gun?

    Richard Gatling
28. What is the more common name of the element also known as “hydrargyrum” and "quicksilver"?

    Mercury
29. In Norse mythology, what is the name given to the burning rainbow bridge that links Asgard to Midgard?

    Bifrost
30. Who composed the soundtrack to Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy?

    Howard Shore