General Knowledge Quiz 42

Questions

1. What royal house has ruled Monaco since the Middle Ages?

2. The late 'Father of Chicago Blues', McKinley Morganfield, is better known by what name?

3. Which King of England defeated the French at the Battle of Agincourt?

4. Who was shot dead by Jack McCall in 1876 at a poker table in Number Ten Saloon?

5. Who crossed Niagara Falls on a tightrope in June 1859?

6. What animated character does Gene Kelly dance with in the film Anchors Aweigh?

7. Nel Gwyn was the mistress of which King of England?

8. What type of weather condition is a harmattan?

9. What type of animal is a Quokka?

10. Who wrote The Rime of the Ancient Mariner?

11. In the UK which motorway crosses the Severn Bridge?

12. Which famous city plaza's name loosely translates as the 'Gate of Heavenly Peace'?

13. What ethnic culture is common to Biarritz in France and Bilbao in Spain?

14. What are the members of the Unification Church commonly called?

15. Helvetia is the female personification of which country, appearing on its coins and stamps, etc?

16. The late 'Father of Chicago Blues', McKinley Morganfield, is better known by what name?

17. Which famous city plaza's name loosely translates as the 'Gate of Heavenly Peace'?

18. Helvetia is the female personification of which country, appearing on its coins and stamps, etc?

19. Cape Canaveral is in which US state?

20. Geophagy is the eating of what?

21. Which Greek island is said to be the birthplace of the god Apollo?

22. Who was elected president of France follwing the death of President Pompidou?

23. The Biobio River is in which South American country?

24. Who was the first woman in space?

25. Who was president of the USA during World War I?

26. Which British golfer won the 1969 British Open and 1970 US Open Championships?

27. The Bhagavad Gita is an important scripture of which religion?

28. What is the longest play written by William Shakespeare?

29. What bridge connects Dawes Point to Milson's Point?

30. Which English artist was the subject of the 1974 film A Bigger Splash?

31. In children's TV what is the name of Fireman Sam's fire truck?

32. What is the Mexican in the 2001 film called The Mexican?

33. A frugivore feeds on what?