General Knowledge Quiz #399

General Knowledge Quiz #399

Questions

1. The Royal House of Chakri has (at 2011) ruled which country since 1782?
2. What is an oblation in relation to a god?
3. How many serifs are in the HONDA Motor Company logo?
4. The mountainous region of what Mediterranean holiday Island suffered severe forest fires in May 2011?
5. What salad vegetable was initially at the centre of international debate, notably between Spain and Germany, after a fatal E.coli outbreak in May 2011 in the latter nation?
6. Castries is the capital of which Caribbean island?
7. Which US state is said to be named in honour/honor of British monarch Queen Elizabeth I?
8. Name the American 'godfather of rap' who died in May 2011, noted especially for his 1970 poem-song 'The Revolution Will Not Be Televised',?
9. Found in the Sahara and North Africa, the nocturnal Fennec Fox is noted for its unusually large: Tail; Ears; Eyes; or Feet?
10. Republic of the Union of Myanmar is better known as what country?
11. Name the head of FIFA re-elected in 2011 amid crisis and calls for his resignation?
12. 'The Persistence of Memory', featuring images of a melting pocket-watch, is a work by which artist?
13. Name the Ebay-owned online payment processing corporation which sued Google in 2011 for poaching its staff?
14. Once used as a currency in several parts of the world, what are cowries?
15. Sir Reginald Dorman Smith, former British Minister of Agriculture, instigated which campaign during World War II to encourage people to convert land for growing more fruit and vegetables?
16. Female vocalist Omara Portuondo became famous in what internationally popular Cuban group of musicians?
17. What popular rosy-cheeked animal character, launched on UK TV in 2004, was licensed to US Fisher Price Toys in 2011?
18. Norwegian politican, Trygve Lie, was the first Secretary General of which organisation?
19. The Zapatista Army of National Liberation (Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional) is a revolutionary group in which country?
20. On which part of the body would Russian valenki normally be worn?
21. Name the South African record-breaking Paralympic sprinter known as the 'Blade Runner' (referring to his carbon-fibre artificial limbs)?
22. What large dangerous short-snouted variety of creature, from India, is a mugger?
23. Campione d'Italia, is an Italian enclave in which European country?
24. In what Shakespeare play does the character Marcellus say, 'Something is rotten in the state of Denmark' ?
25. What is the name of the Hindu funeral custom in which a widow would throw herself onto her husband's funeral pyre?
26. As at 2011 who is the world's youngest self-made billionaire?
27. The International Bureau of Weights and Measures is based in which European country?
28. In 2006, Romania banned sturgeon fishing in which river?
29. Name the 'Butcher of Bosnia' arrested in May 2011 after 16 years evasion following his indictment for war crimes?
30. Thingvalla Lake is in which country?

1. The Royal House of Chakri has (at 2011) ruled which country since 1782?

   Thailand
2. What is an oblation in relation to a god?

   Offering; Curse; Damnation; or Church? Offering 
3. How many serifs are in the HONDA Motor Company logo?

   12 
4. The mountainous region of what Mediterranean holiday Island suffered severe forest fires in May 2011?

   Ibiza
5. What salad vegetable was initially at the centre of international debate, notably between Spain and Germany, after a fatal E.coli outbreak in May 2011 in the latter nation?

   Cucumber 
6. Castries is the capital of which Caribbean island?

   St Lucia
7. Which US state is said to be named in honour/honor of British monarch Queen Elizabeth I?

   Virginia 
8. Name the American 'godfather of rap' who died in May 2011, noted especially for his 1970 poem-song 'The Revolution Will Not Be Televised',?

   Gil Scott-Heron 
9. Found in the Sahara and North Africa, the nocturnal Fennec Fox is noted for its unusually large: Tail; Ears; Eyes; or Feet?

   Ears
10. Republic of the Union of Myanmar is better known as what country?

    Burma
11. Name the head of FIFA re-elected in 2011 amid crisis and calls for his resignation?

    Sepp Blatter 
12. 'The Persistence of Memory', featuring images of a melting pocket-watch, is a work by which artist?

    Salvador Dali
13. Name the Ebay-owned online payment processing corporation which sued Google in 2011 for poaching its staff?

    Paypal
14. Once used as a currency in several parts of the world, what are cowries?

    Sea shells
15. Sir Reginald Dorman Smith, former British Minister of Agriculture, instigated which campaign during World War II to encourage people to convert land for growing more fruit and vegetables?

    Dig for Victory
16. Female vocalist Omara Portuondo became famous in what internationally popular Cuban group of musicians?

    Buena Vista Social Club
17. What popular rosy-cheeked animal character, launched on UK TV in 2004, was licensed to US Fisher Price Toys in 2011?

    Peppa Pig
18. Norwegian politican, Trygve Lie, was the first Secretary General of which organisation?

    The United Nations
19. The Zapatista Army of National Liberation (Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional) is a revolutionary group in which country?

    Mexico
20. On which part of the body would Russian valenki normally be worn?

    Feet 
21. Name the South African record-breaking Paralympic sprinter known as the 'Blade Runner' (referring to his carbon-fibre artificial limbs)?

    Oscar Pistorius
22. What large dangerous short-snouted variety of creature, from India, is a mugger?

    Crocodile
23. Campione d'Italia, is an Italian enclave in which European country?

    Switzerland
24. In what Shakespeare play does the character Marcellus say, 'Something is rotten in the state of Denmark' ?

    Hamlet
25. What is the name of the Hindu funeral custom in which a widow would throw herself onto her husband's funeral pyre?

    Sati
26. As at 2011 who is the world's youngest self-made billionaire?

    Mark Zuckerberg
27. The International Bureau of Weights and Measures is based in which European country?

    France
28. In 2006, Romania banned sturgeon fishing in which river?

    Danube
29. Name the 'Butcher of Bosnia' arrested in May 2011 after 16 years evasion following his indictment for war crimes?

    Ratko Mladic
30. Thingvalla Lake is in which country?

    Iceland