General Knowledge Quiz #62

General Knowledge Quiz #62

Questions

1. What type of creature has the family name howler?
2. US Aviator Lawrence Burst Sperry (1892-1923 has attracted suggestions of being the founder of the 'Mile High Club' due to his invention of which flight aid?
3. What is the chemical name for Laughing Gas?
4. What spirit usually goes into the making of a mint julep?
5. Donatello's 15th century bronze statue of David, at the Bergello Museum in Florence, Italy, has what significantly at his feet?
6. Ergophobia is the irrational fear or what: working; oneself; snails; or the future?
7. Whom did Pat Cash defeat in the 1987 Wimbledon Men's Singles Final?
8. In astrology the constellation Leo represents the Lion slain by whom?
9. In 1725 King George the First created what British chivalric honour, whose original ceremony entailed bodily cleansing?
10. In which European country is the Caledonian Canal?
11. By what name is footballer Edison Arantes do Nascimento better known?
12. A Gibus or Chapeau Claque is what sort of top hat, originally popular at the opera: white; collapsible; exploding; or made of beaver-skin?
13. What type of alcoholic drink is Manzanilla?
14. Which popular UK TV police series started as a pilot episode called 'Woodentop' in 1983?
15. Which eastern European country, called Hrvatska in its own language, has the international vehicle registration code HR?
16. What was first and last European colony in China?
17. What shape is cordate?
18. What same three words are in the titles of biographical books about Ronald Reagan, Sarah Palin, Ben Hogan, Benjamin Franklin, Condoleeza Rice and Dr Spock?
19. What is the large island state of Australia, 150 miles from its south east edge?
20. A pickerel is a young what: pike; bird; platypus; or elephant?
21. Which animal represents the Chinese year 2010?
22. Otoplasty is the surgical alteration of what external body parts?
23. Who was the 20th US president, the second to be assassinated, and the second shortest serving?
24. Budapest lies on which river?
25. Copoclephily is the collecting of what: police paraphernalia; co-op tokens; keyrings; or mermaid figures?
26. Which is the only Charles Dickens novel with a female narrator?
27. How many grams are in a hectogram?
28. What is the state capital of South Australia?
29. Who wrote the novel The French Lieutenant's Woman?
30. Mycology is the study of what: fungi; greed; the mind; or myspace?
31. US Aviator Lawrence Burst Sperry (1892-1923) has attracted suggestions of being the founder of the 'Mile High Club' due to his invention of which flight aid?

1. What type of creature has the family name howler?

   Monkey 
2. US Aviator Lawrence Burst Sperry (1892-1923 has attracted suggestions of being the founder of the 'Mile High Club' due to his invention of which flight aid?

   Autopilot
3. What is the chemical name for Laughing Gas?

   Nitrous oxide 
4. What spirit usually goes into the making of a mint julep?

   Bourbon 
5. Donatello's 15th century bronze statue of David, at the Bergello Museum in Florence, Italy, has what significantly at his feet?

   Goliath's severed head
6. Ergophobia is the irrational fear or what: working; oneself; snails; or the future?

   Working
7. Whom did Pat Cash defeat in the 1987 Wimbledon Men's Singles Final?

   Ivan Lendl
8. In astrology the constellation Leo represents the Lion slain by whom?

   Hercules
9. In 1725 King George the First created what British chivalric honour, whose original ceremony entailed bodily cleansing?

   Order of Bath 
10. In which European country is the Caledonian Canal?

    Scotland 
11. By what name is footballer Edison Arantes do Nascimento better known?

    Pelé
12. A Gibus or Chapeau Claque is what sort of top hat, originally popular at the opera: white; collapsible; exploding; or made of beaver-skin?

    Collapsible 
13. What type of alcoholic drink is Manzanilla?

    Sherry 
14. Which popular UK TV police series started as a pilot episode called 'Woodentop' in 1983?

    The Bill
15. Which eastern European country, called Hrvatska in its own language, has the international vehicle registration code HR?

    Croatia
16. What was first and last European colony in China?

    Macau 
17. What shape is cordate?

    Heart-shaped 
18. What same three words are in the titles of biographical books about Ronald Reagan, Sarah Palin, Ben Hogan, Benjamin Franklin, Condoleeza Rice and Dr Spock?

    An American Life
19. What is the large island state of Australia, 150 miles from its south east edge?

    Tasmania
20. A pickerel is a young what: pike; bird; platypus; or elephant?

    Pike 
21. Which animal represents the Chinese year 2010?

    Tiger 
22. Otoplasty is the surgical alteration of what external body parts?

    Ears 
23. Who was the 20th US president, the second to be assassinated, and the second shortest serving?

    James Garfield 
24. Budapest lies on which river?

    Danube
25. Copoclephily is the collecting of what: police paraphernalia; co-op tokens; keyrings; or mermaid figures?

    Keyrings
26. Which is the only Charles Dickens novel with a female narrator?

    Bleak House
27. How many grams are in a hectogram?

    One hundred 
28. What is the state capital of South Australia?

    Adelaide
29. Who wrote the novel The French Lieutenant's Woman?

    John Fowles
30. Mycology is the study of what: fungi; greed; the mind; or myspace?

    Fungi 
31. US Aviator Lawrence Burst Sperry (1892-1923) has attracted suggestions of being the founder of the 'Mile High Club' due to his invention of which flight aid?

    Autopilot