General Knowledge Quiz #63

General Knowledge Quiz #63

Questions

1. What positional characteristic do these French adjectives have in common: beau, bon, grand, petit, nouveau and joli?
2. What Munich festival, claimed to be world's largest Volksfest (People's Fair, attracts over six million visitors each year?
3. Who carried the British flag at the closing ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympic Games?
4. What are the two minor suits on contract bridge?
5. A mohel is a Jewish man trained in the practice of what?
6. What is the two-handled curved blade used for mincing herbs and vegetables, which in Italian means 'half-moon'?
7. Giles Andreae created which popular greeting card character, also used in a Vimto advertising campaign?
8. In 1725 Catherine the First succeeded which Russian emperor, also her husband?
9. Brian Mulroney was the prime minister of which country?
10. The Gaudi designed Sagrada Familia church, whose construction began in 1882 and is unlikely to finish before 2026, is in which European city?
11. The translation of Persian poems called The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam was the work of which 19th century English writer and poet?
12. Au Poivre describes a dish involving what spice in its cooking or sauce?
13. Which actor was born Issur Danielovitch: John Wayne; Kirk Douglas; Laurence Olivier; or Brad Pitt?
14. In which large gland of the human body where are the Islets of Langerhans?
15. Who is the choirmaster in the UK TV series called The Choir?
16. Whom did Maragaret Thatcher describe as "...The man who paints those dreadful pictures..."?
17. What widely used symbol is known variously around the world by names such as monkey's tail, snail, little mouse, and asperand?
18. What car maker's name means 'roll' in Latin?
19. An expanded and renamed Schonefeld airport is a replacement for Tegel airport in which European city?
20. The Holy See is the highest earthly authority of what religion?
21. What does a cruciverbalist make: government statements; religious ornaments; crossword puzzles; or legal judgments?
22. The original Greek meaning of the word Hippodrome was what: hippopotamus noise; nightclub; horse racetrack; or hip replacement?
23. What York-based Quaker family created several substantial social reform trusts as a legacy of its chocolate business?
24. Which authoress wrote the book frequently listed among the most popular ever which begins: "When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow.." ?
25. The 'Reign of Terror', 1793-94, was a particularly violent political period in which country?
26. What is a maven: an expert; a female crow; a secret room; or an unbranded calf?
27. Which musician called his children Moon Unit and Dweezil?
28. What Munich festival, claimed to be world's largest Volksfest (People's Fair), attracts over six million visitors each year?
29. On 1st April 1980 a 25-day riot and siege began at what UK prison?
30. The cauliflower was first cultivated on or in the region of what island: Cyprus; Barbados; Taiwan; or Manhattan?
31. The Great Train Robbery of 1963 was close to what Buckinghamshire county town, which later hosted its criminal trial?

1. What positional characteristic do these French adjectives have in common: beau, bon, grand, petit, nouveau and joli?

   They precede the noun 
2. What Munich festival, claimed to be world's largest Volksfest (People's Fair, attracts over six million visitors each year?

   Oktoberfest 
3. Who carried the British flag at the closing ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympic Games?

   Kelly Holmes
4. What are the two minor suits on contract bridge?

   Diamonds and Clubs
5. A mohel is a Jewish man trained in the practice of what?

   Circumcision
6. What is the two-handled curved blade used for mincing herbs and vegetables, which in Italian means 'half-moon'?

   Mezzaluna
7. Giles Andreae created which popular greeting card character, also used in a Vimto advertising campaign?

   Purple Ronnie
8. In 1725 Catherine the First succeeded which Russian emperor, also her husband?

   Peter the First 
9. Brian Mulroney was the prime minister of which country?

   Canada 
10. The Gaudi designed Sagrada Familia church, whose construction began in 1882 and is unlikely to finish before 2026, is in which European city?

    Barcelona
11. The translation of Persian poems called The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam was the work of which 19th century English writer and poet?

    Edward FitzGerald
12. Au Poivre describes a dish involving what spice in its cooking or sauce?

    Pepper
13. Which actor was born Issur Danielovitch: John Wayne; Kirk Douglas; Laurence Olivier; or Brad Pitt?

    Kirk Douglas
14. In which large gland of the human body where are the Islets of Langerhans?

    Pancreas
15. Who is the choirmaster in the UK TV series called The Choir?

    Gareth Malone
16. Whom did Maragaret Thatcher describe as "...The man who paints those dreadful pictures..."?

    Francis Bacon
17. What widely used symbol is known variously around the world by names such as monkey's tail, snail, little mouse, and asperand?

    The 'at' symbol 
18. What car maker's name means 'roll' in Latin?

    Volvo
19. An expanded and renamed Schonefeld airport is a replacement for Tegel airport in which European city?

    Berlin 
20. The Holy See is the highest earthly authority of what religion?

    Roman Catholic
21. What does a cruciverbalist make: government statements; religious ornaments; crossword puzzles; or legal judgments?

    Crossword puzzles 
22. The original Greek meaning of the word Hippodrome was what: hippopotamus noise; nightclub; horse racetrack; or hip replacement?

    Horse race
23. What York-based Quaker family created several substantial social reform trusts as a legacy of its chocolate business?

    Rowntree 
24. Which authoress wrote the book frequently listed among the most popular ever which begins: "When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow.." ?

    Harper Lee 
25. The 'Reign of Terror', 1793-94, was a particularly violent political period in which country?

    France
26. What is a maven: an expert; a female crow; a secret room; or an unbranded calf?

    An expert 
27. Which musician called his children Moon Unit and Dweezil?

    Frank Zappa
28. What Munich festival, claimed to be world's largest Volksfest (People's Fair), attracts over six million visitors each year?

    Oktoberfest 
29. On 1st April 1980 a 25-day riot and siege began at what UK prison?

    Strangeways
30. The cauliflower was first cultivated on or in the region of what island: Cyprus; Barbados; Taiwan; or Manhattan?

    Cyprus
31. The Great Train Robbery of 1963 was close to what Buckinghamshire county town, which later hosted its criminal trial?

    Aylesbury