General Knowledge Quiz 457

Questions

1. 11. Which forest in Nottinghamshire, England, is referred to in legend as the home of Robin Hood and his band of Merry Men?

2. 20. Which musical competition has been held every year since its first broadcast from Lugano, Switzerland, in 1956?

3. 19. Who, in Catholic tradition, is typically considered to have been the first Bishop of Rome, and therefore the first Pope?

4. 18. In 1862, the principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia unified to form which modern nation in south-eastern Europe?

5. 17. In a ceremony at the Notre Dame de Paris in December 1804, who crowned Napoleon Bonaparte as Emperor of France?

6. 16. Which sport's modern laws are based around the 1867 Marquess of Queensberry rules?

7. 15. Which Indian city is predominantly located on Salsette, one of the most populated, and most densely populated, islands in the world?

8. 14. In 1642, which Dutch explorer became the first European to sight New Zealand?

9. 13. In which European city would you find the tourist attractions of the Ponte di Rialto, the Piazza San Marco, and the Doge's Palace?

10. 12. Diamonds are made up entirely of atoms of which non-metallic chemical element?

11. 2. What geological feature has examples including Stromboli, Kīlauea, Popocatépetl and Eyjafjallajökull?

12. 10. Along with Denmark itself and Greenland, which is the third constituent nation that makes up the Kingdom of Denmark?

13. 9. Who was the uncle, and adoptive parent of Frodo, the main protagonist in J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy?

14. 8. Which Austrian won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his roles in Quentin Tarantino's 2009 and 2012 films, Inglourious Basterds and Django Unchained?

15. 7. What beverage is traditionally drunk by the winner of the Indianapolis 500 car race?

16. 6. Which animals were famously studied by conservationist Dian Fossey in the mountain rainforests of Rwanda?

17. 5. What is the medical name for the bone commonly known as the shoulder blade?

18. 4. To what name did the British royal house of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha change in 1917, due to the anti-German sentiment surrounding World War I?

19. 3. Which year of the 20th Century saw the 5th modern Olympic Games in Stockholm, the discovery of vitamins, the end of Chinese imperial rule, and the sinking of the RMS Titanic?