General Knowledge Quiz #80

General Knowledge Quiz #80

Questions

1. A kittel, or kitl, is what, traditionally worn by male Jews: Beard; Bracelet; Burial shroud; or Puzzled expression?
2. What is the only country which extends from the Equator to one of the Tropic lines of latitude?
3. The inactive volcano, Mauna Kea (meaning 'white mountain' in the local native language), is in which US state?
4. Who composed the music for the opera Porgy and Bess, about 1920s African American life in Charleston, South Carolina?
5. Jenny Shipley was the first female prime minister of which country?
6. The mineral and ore pitchblende is rich in what radioactive element, after which it is now named?
7. Bianca is the younger sister of Katherina in which Shakespeare comedy play?
8. Manchester United's 2010 Spanish signing nicknamed Chicharito means what in Spanish: Little Pea; Long Bean; Big Onion; or Sudden Sprout?
9. On which item of dress would a cockade normally be worn?
10. Natives of which English city are known as Loiners: Lincoln; Leeds; London; or Lancaster?
11. Who was the first female film director to win a best film Oscar?
12. Which comedy duo starred in the 1967 film 'Bedazzled'?
13. A dageurreotype was an early type of what?
14. What is the one-sleeved half-jacket worn under a jacket as additional protection in the sport of fencing: Épée; Plastron; Foil; or Sabre?
15. Cnut the Great, who ruled Denmark, England, Norway and parts of Sweden from 1018-35, is commonly known by what other name, particularly relating to a story of attempting to 'rule the sea'?
16. Which country's use of energy overtook the USA in 2010 to become the world's biggest consumer of power (from oil, coal, water, wind, etc: India; China; Brazil; Russia; or Mexico?
17. In what year was England ruled (technically by kings called Edward, Harold, Edgar and William, in that order?
18. Established 1845, during British colonial rule, the top-selling Straits Times newspaper, and a similarly named stock market index (STI belongs to which country?
19. Triops Cancriformis, discovered in Scotland in July 2010 and said by scientists to have the oldest pedigree (over 200m years of any living animal on Earth is what type of creature: Shrimp; Bird; Bat; or Reindeer?
20. The inactive volcano, Mauna Kea (meaning 'white mountain' in the local native language, is in which US state?
21. The Scandinavian raw dish gravlax is made from which creature: Reindeer; Otter; Seal; or Salmon?
22. What is the name of the small hammer with a circular rubber head used by doctors to test body reflexes, particularly at the knee?
23. In what year was England ruled (technically) by kings called Edward, Harold, Edgar and William, in that order?
24. Ligneous relates to which natural substance?
25. The auto-biographical poem 'The Story of Suicide Sal' was written by which 1930s female outlaw?
26. Who was the US Secretary of State 1973-1977?
27. The Edgbaston Test Cricket Ground is in which English city?
28. The song 'San Quentin', about the California state prison, was written, and subsequently performed there, by which artist, recorded on a live album and British TV documentary?
29. Established 1845, during British colonial rule, the top-selling Straits Times newspaper, and a similarly named stock market index (STI) belongs to which country?
30. What word, which is a type of protective helmet and part of citrus fruit, originally referred to the stem marrow of plants, and now refers figuratively to the core of a subject or argument?
31. Which country's use of energy overtook the USA in 2010 to become the world's biggest consumer of power (from oil, coal, water, wind, etc): India; China; Brazil; Russia; or Mexico?
32. The historic Paddy's Market, supposedly named after or by early 1800s Irish immigrants, and which was closed in May 2009, was situated in which city: Glasgow; New York; Milan or Paris?
33. Said to refer erroneously to the temperature at which book paper catches fire, the title of Ray Bradbury's 1953 novel about a futuristic society in which reading books is illegal, is called 'Fahrenheit...' what?
34. Irish born missionary Saint Aidan founded a monastery in 653 on which English island, which is also the name of a 1970s UK folk-rock band?
35. Triops Cancriformis, discovered in Scotland in July 2010 and said by scientists to have the oldest pedigree (over 200m years) of any living animal on Earth is what type of creature: Shrimp; Bird; Bat; or Reindeer?
36. In cycling, what colour jersey is worn by the leader of the Tour of Italy?
37. The green of London's Parliament Square was named what by activists during 2010, when sporadic protests developed into a large camp community?
38. In which secure London building was Hitler's deputy Rudolph Hess briefly imprisoned in May 1941 after he fled Germany to Scotland?
39. In climatology, pluvial relates to what?
40. What is the method of dyeing fabric in which the parts not to be dyed are covered with removeable wax?

1. A kittel, or kitl, is what, traditionally worn by male Jews: Beard; Bracelet; Burial shroud; or Puzzled expression?

   Burial shroud 
2. What is the only country which extends from the Equator to one of the Tropic lines of latitude?

   Brazil 
3. The inactive volcano, Mauna Kea (meaning 'white mountain' in the local native language), is in which US state?

   Hawaii
4. Who composed the music for the opera Porgy and Bess, about 1920s African American life in Charleston, South Carolina?

   George Gershwin
5. Jenny Shipley was the first female prime minister of which country?

   New Zealand
6. The mineral and ore pitchblende is rich in what radioactive element, after which it is now named?

   Uranium 
7. Bianca is the younger sister of Katherina in which Shakespeare comedy play?

   The Taming of the Shrew
8. Manchester United's 2010 Spanish signing nicknamed Chicharito means what in Spanish: Little Pea; Long Bean; Big Onion; or Sudden Sprout?

   Little Pea
9. On which item of dress would a cockade normally be worn?

   Hat 
10. Natives of which English city are known as Loiners: Lincoln; Leeds; London; or Lancaster?

    Leeds 
11. Who was the first female film director to win a best film Oscar?

    Kathryn Bigelow 
12. Which comedy duo starred in the 1967 film 'Bedazzled'?

    Peter Cook and Dudley Moore
13. A dageurreotype was an early type of what?

    Photograph 
14. What is the one-sleeved half-jacket worn under a jacket as additional protection in the sport of fencing: Épée; Plastron; Foil; or Sabre?

    Plastron 
15. Cnut the Great, who ruled Denmark, England, Norway and parts of Sweden from 1018-35, is commonly known by what other name, particularly relating to a story of attempting to 'rule the sea'?

    King Canute 
16. Which country's use of energy overtook the USA in 2010 to become the world's biggest consumer of power (from oil, coal, water, wind, etc: India; China; Brazil; Russia; or Mexico?

    China
17. In what year was England ruled (technically by kings called Edward, Harold, Edgar and William, in that order?

    1066 
18. Established 1845, during British colonial rule, the top-selling Straits Times newspaper, and a similarly named stock market index (STI belongs to which country?

    Singapore
19. Triops Cancriformis, discovered in Scotland in July 2010 and said by scientists to have the oldest pedigree (over 200m years of any living animal on Earth is what type of creature: Shrimp; Bird; Bat; or Reindeer?

    Shrimp
20. The inactive volcano, Mauna Kea (meaning 'white mountain' in the local native language, is in which US state?

    Hawaii
21. The Scandinavian raw dish gravlax is made from which creature: Reindeer; Otter; Seal; or Salmon?

    Salmon 
22. What is the name of the small hammer with a circular rubber head used by doctors to test body reflexes, particularly at the knee?

    Plexor 
23. In what year was England ruled (technically) by kings called Edward, Harold, Edgar and William, in that order?

    1066 
24. Ligneous relates to which natural substance?

    Wood 
25. The auto-biographical poem 'The Story of Suicide Sal' was written by which 1930s female outlaw?

    Bonnie Parker 
26. Who was the US Secretary of State 1973-1977?

    Henry Kissinger
27. The Edgbaston Test Cricket Ground is in which English city?

    Birmingham
28. The song 'San Quentin', about the California state prison, was written, and subsequently performed there, by which artist, recorded on a live album and British TV documentary?

    Johnny Cash
29. Established 1845, during British colonial rule, the top-selling Straits Times newspaper, and a similarly named stock market index (STI) belongs to which country?

    Singapore
30. What word, which is a type of protective helmet and part of citrus fruit, originally referred to the stem marrow of plants, and now refers figuratively to the core of a subject or argument?

    Pith 
31. Which country's use of energy overtook the USA in 2010 to become the world's biggest consumer of power (from oil, coal, water, wind, etc): India; China; Brazil; Russia; or Mexico?

    China
32. The historic Paddy's Market, supposedly named after or by early 1800s Irish immigrants, and which was closed in May 2009, was situated in which city: Glasgow; New York; Milan or Paris?

    Glasgow
33. Said to refer erroneously to the temperature at which book paper catches fire, the title of Ray Bradbury's 1953 novel about a futuristic society in which reading books is illegal, is called 'Fahrenheit...' what?

    972; 451; 100; or 25? 451 
34. Irish born missionary Saint Aidan founded a monastery in 653 on which English island, which is also the name of a 1970s UK folk-rock band?

    Lindisfarne
35. Triops Cancriformis, discovered in Scotland in July 2010 and said by scientists to have the oldest pedigree (over 200m years) of any living animal on Earth is what type of creature: Shrimp; Bird; Bat; or Reindeer?

    Shrimp
36. In cycling, what colour jersey is worn by the leader of the Tour of Italy?

    Pink
37. The green of London's Parliament Square was named what by activists during 2010, when sporadic protests developed into a large camp community?

    Democracy Village
38. In which secure London building was Hitler's deputy Rudolph Hess briefly imprisoned in May 1941 after he fled Germany to Scotland?

    The Tower of London 
39. In climatology, pluvial relates to what?

    Rainfall 
40. What is the method of dyeing fabric in which the parts not to be dyed are covered with removeable wax?

    Batik