General Knowledge Quiz #48

General Knowledge Quiz #48

Questions

1. What is the longest nerve in the human body?
2. With which English county cricket club did Ian Botham finish his playing career?
3. Zagazig is a city in which North African country?
4. Which country has the international car registration BDS?
5. Who was named England's first Poet Laureate?
6. Which of the British armed forces is known as the Senior Service?
7. Who were the runners up in the 1998 FIFA World Cup Final?
8. Who was William Shakespeare's wife (other than Mrs Shakespeare)?
9. What type of fruit is a Jargonelle?
10. What is the name of the opera house which opened in Milan in 1778?
11. What brand of raincoat was famously worn by British prime minister Harold Wilson?
12. Lake Inari, within the Arctic Circle, is which European country?
13. Herman van Rompuy, the first President of the European Council, was previously prime minister of which country?
14. Which multi-million-selling car whose front wheels turn 360 degrees celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2009?
15. In Greek mythology who gave King Midas the power to turn everything he touched into gold?
16. In the 1833 Factory Act in Britain what was the minimum age of a child allowed to work in a factory?
17. From what island destination was HMS Bounty returning when its famous mutiny occurred?
18. Which famous poet and author, born in India in 1865, wrote the poem 'The Female of the Species is More Deadly than the Male'?
19. What brand of raincoat was famously worn by British prime minister Harold Wilson?
20. Who was William Shakespeare's wife (other than Mrs Shakespeare?
21. What is the name of the hotel in the 1980 film The Shining?
22. Herman van Rompuy, the first President of the European Council, was previously prime minister of which country?
23. Which multi-million-selling car whose front wheels turn 360 degrees celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2009?
24. What is the name of the seat used for riding on the back of an elephant?
25. Who composed Pomp and Circumstance No.4 in 1907?
26. What is the basic monetary unit in Vietnam?
27. In which London park does the annual Frieze Art Fair take place?
28. In Greek mythology who gave King Midas the power to turn everything he touched into gold?
29. Metachrosis is the ability of some animals to do what?
30. In the 1833 Factory Act in Britain what was the minimum age of a child allowed to work in a factory?
31. Lake Inari, within the Arctic Circle, is in which European country?
32. Where on the human head would you find an epicanthic fold?
33. Which British prime minister resigned in 1940?
34. What is the name of the plant in the 1986 film the Little Shop of Horrors?
35. Dulse is an edible type of what?
36. In which 1995 film does Robert Carlisle play the character Begbie?
37. From what island destination was HMS Bounty returning when its famous mutiny occurred?
38. Which of the Marx brother's original name was Adolph?
39. Which famous poet and author, born in India in 1865, wrote the poem 'The Female of the Species is More Deadly than the Male'?

1. What is the longest nerve in the human body?

   Sciatic Nerve
2. With which English county cricket club did Ian Botham finish his playing career?

   Durham
3. Zagazig is a city in which North African country?

   Egypt
4. Which country has the international car registration BDS?

   Barbados
5. Who was named England's first Poet Laureate?

   Ben Johnson
6. Which of the British armed forces is known as the Senior Service?

   The Royal Navy
7. Who were the runners up in the 1998 FIFA World Cup Final?

   Brazil
8. Who was William Shakespeare's wife (other than Mrs Shakespeare)?

   Anna Hathaway
9. What type of fruit is a Jargonelle?

   A pear
10. What is the name of the opera house which opened in Milan in 1778?

    La Scala
11. What brand of raincoat was famously worn by British prime minister Harold Wilson?

    Gannex
12. Lake Inari, within the Arctic Circle, is which European country?

    Finland
13. Herman van Rompuy, the first President of the European Council, was previously prime minister of which country?

    Belgium
14. Which multi-million-selling car whose front wheels turn 360 degrees celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2009?

    Cozy Coupe 
15. In Greek mythology who gave King Midas the power to turn everything he touched into gold?

    Dionysus
16. In the 1833 Factory Act in Britain what was the minimum age of a child allowed to work in a factory?

    Nine years
17. From what island destination was HMS Bounty returning when its famous mutiny occurred?

    Tahiti
18. Which famous poet and author, born in India in 1865, wrote the poem 'The Female of the Species is More Deadly than the Male'?

    Rudyard Kipling
19. What brand of raincoat was famously worn by British prime minister Harold Wilson?

    Gannex
20. Who was William Shakespeare's wife (other than Mrs Shakespeare?

    Anne Hathaway
21. What is the name of the hotel in the 1980 film The Shining?

    Overlook Hotel
22. Herman van Rompuy, the first President of the European Council, was previously prime minister of which country?

    Belgium
23. Which multi-million-selling car whose front wheels turn 360 degrees celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2009?

    Cozy coupe
24. What is the name of the seat used for riding on the back of an elephant?

    Howdah
25. Who composed Pomp and Circumstance No.4 in 1907?

    Edward Elgar
26. What is the basic monetary unit in Vietnam?

    Dong
27. In which London park does the annual Frieze Art Fair take place?

    Regents Park
28. In Greek mythology who gave King Midas the power to turn everything he touched into gold?

    Dionysus
29. Metachrosis is the ability of some animals to do what?

    Change colour
30. In the 1833 Factory Act in Britain what was the minimum age of a child allowed to work in a factory?

    9 years old
31. Lake Inari, within the Arctic Circle, is in which European country?

    Finland
32. Where on the human head would you find an epicanthic fold?

    Eyelid
33. Which British prime minister resigned in 1940?

    Neville Chamberlain
34. What is the name of the plant in the 1986 film the Little Shop of Horrors?

    Audrey II
35. Dulse is an edible type of what?

    Seaweed
36. In which 1995 film does Robert Carlisle play the character Begbie?

    Trainspotting
37. From what island destination was HMS Bounty returning when its famous mutiny occurred?

    Tahiti
38. Which of the Marx brother's original name was Adolph?

    Harpo
39. Which famous poet and author, born in India in 1865, wrote the poem 'The Female of the Species is More Deadly than the Male'?

    Rudyard Kipling