General Knowledge Quiz 438

Questions

1. The Peace of Westphalia marked the end of which major 17th-century European conflict, and the effective independence of the modern-day Netherlands from Spain?

2. 20\. Who is credited as being the first person to sail from Europe to India?

3. What is the largest city north of the Arctic Circle?

4. Which town in North Wales boasts the oldest international football stadium still in use, and the oldest lager brewery in the UK?

5. Queen Dido - according to Roman and Greek historians - was the founder of which Phoenician city-state in modern-day Tunisia?

6. Apart from French, German and Italian - what is the fourth official language of Switzerland?

7. The city of Macau - famous for gambling - was returned to China by which European nation in 1999, two years after the return of Hong Kong?

8. Which country boasts the only non-quadrilateral national flag in the world?

9. Who won the first ever series of the UK X Factor?

10. 19\. After Spanish, Portuguese, French and Italian - which Romance language has the most native speakers?

11. The famous city of Timbuktu lies in which African nation, whose territory occupies large swathes of the western Sahara desert?

12. The finale of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade was filmed at which ancient sandstone-carved city in modern-day Jordan?

13. Which was the first state to ratify the US constitution?

14. Who are the only two unseeded male players to ever win the Wimbledon title?

15. With 11 Oscars each, which two films hold the record for most Academy Awards won?

16. After Spanish, Portuguese, French and Italian - which Romance language has the most native speakers?

17. Who is credited as being the first person to sail from Europe to India?

18. 3\. Who are the current gold medal holders in Rugby Union (not rugby 7s) - a title they have held since 1924, when they defeated Romania and France en route?

19. 18\. With 11 Oscars each, which two films hold the record for most Academy Awards won?

20. 17\. Who are the only two unseeded male players to ever win the Wimbledon title?

21. 16\. Which two regions (combined to form one province) - both of which share their names with dog breeds - joined Canada from the UK in 1949?

22. 15\. Which was the first state to ratify the US constitution?

23. 14\. The finale of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade was filmed at which ancient sandstone-carved city in modern-day Jordan?

24. 13\. The famous city of Timbuktu lies in which African nation, whose territory occupies large swathes of the western Sahara desert?

25. 12\. The Peace of Westphalia marked the end of which major 17th-century European conflict, and the effective independence of the modern-day Netherlands from Spain?

26. 11\. Which American author invented the character, Tarzan?

27. 10\. Who won the first ever series of the UK X Factor?

28. 9\. Which country boasts the only non-quadrilateral national flag in the world?

29. 8\. The city of Macau - famous for gambling - was returned to China by which European nation in 1999, two years after the return of Hong Kong?

30. 7\. Apart from French, German and Italian - what is the fourth official language of Switzerland?

31. 6\. Queen Dido - according to Roman and Greek historians - was the founder of which Phoenician city-state in modern-day Tunisia?

32. 5\. Which town in North Wales boasts the oldest international football stadium still in use, and the oldest lager brewery in the UK?

33. 4\. What is the largest city north of the Arctic Circle?