General Knowledge Quiz 84

Questions

1. In which year was the Metropolitan Police Service established in London?

   1. 1789
   2. 1829
   3. 1869
   4. 1901

2. If something is 'bacilliform' what shape is it?

   1. Diamond-shaped
   2. Leaf-shaped
   3. Arrow-shaped
   4. Rod-shaped

3. The John Rylands Library is in which English city?

   1. Leeds
   2. Manchester
   3. London
   4. Birmingham

4. What colour is the pigment lycopene?

   1. Yellow
   2. Green
   3. Blue
   4. Red

5. What class of creature is a scorpion?

   1. Arachnid
   2. Reptile
   3. Insect
   4. Mammal

6. In which English county is Chilham Castle?

   1. Cornwall
   2. Kent
   3. Derbyshire
   4. Norfolk

7. Brisket is a cut of meat from which part of an animal?

   1. Leg
   2. Rump
   3. Chest
   4. Shoulder

8. Bess Wallace was the wife of which US president?

   1. Coolidge
   2. Hoover
   3. Ford
   4. Truman

9. 'The Battle of Trafalgar' is the work of which British painter?

   1. Joseph Turner
   2. William Winstanley
   3. Thomas Birch
   4. Edwin Landseer

10. Which European leader publicly welcomed a new female MP to parliament by reminding her of a 'rule' called 'jus primae noctis' ('law of the first night' - a medieval right of the Lord of the manor to deflower new brides) ?

11. Madrilene is what type of food dish?

    1. Soup
    2. Omelette
    3. Ice cream
    4. Pasta

12. Petrography is the study of what?

    1. Pets
    2. Clouds
    3. Rocks
    4. Sculpture

13. EU president Herman van Rumpuy published a book of what?

    1. Sex tips
    2. Potato recipes
    3. Haiku
    4. Best foreigner jokes

14. What is a bump on a ski slope called which is formed by skiers turning?

    1. Tycoon
    2. Mogul
    3. Magnate
    4. Shogun

15. The Watergate Complex is in which area of Washington DC?

    1. Foggy Bottom
    2. Windy Corner
    3. Sunnyside
    4. Snow Hill

16. Cilantro is the leaf of which herb?

    1. Sage
    2. Thyme
    3. Parsley
    4. Coriander

17. Which US state is known as The Volunteer State?

    1. Ohio
    2. Maryland
    3. Tennessee
    4. Utah

18. Mefloquine is used for the treatment of what?

    1. Malaria
    2. Diabetes
    3. Dysentery
    4. Yellow Fever

19. A 2010 UK survey by the Campaign for Better Transport identified which city as the most car-dependent?

    1. London
    2. Milton Keynes
    3. Bristol
    4. Swindon

20. Held in turn by the ancient Phonecians, Greeks and Romans, Cyrenaica is a region of which African country?

    1. Gambia
    2. Uganda
    3. Tunisia
    4. Libya

21. Which London Underground line serves Heathrow Airport?

    1. Piccadilly
    2. Metropolitan
    3. Central
    4. District

22. What in the human body is the calcaneum?

    1. Skull
    2. Heel bone
    3. Wrist bone
    4. Rib cage

23. Gametophobia is an informal term for the irrational fear of?

    1. Gambling
    2. Birds
    3. Marriage
    4. Walking

24. With species called common, Danube and Italian, what creature is a bleak; Bird; Fish; Crab; or Whale?

25. For which English county cricket team did Australian Shane Warne play between 2000 and 2007?

    1. Surrey
    2. Sussex
    3. Hampshire
    4. Worcestershire

26. Which composer died on 5th December 1791, aged 35?

    1. Beethoven
    2. Bach
    3. Mozart
    4. Chopin

27. A mooli is which type of vegetable?

    1. Carrot, Radish
    2. Parsnip
    3. Cauliflower

28. At the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, Lady Gaga wore a controversial dress made of what?

    1. Leopard skin
    2. Racoon pelts
    3. Gold leaf
    4. Raw meat

29. Who is the Greek God of the forge and fire, among other related responsibilities?

    1. Dionysus
    2. Ares
    3. Erebos
    4. Hephaestus

30. What is the musical term for 'To be repeated from the beginning'?

    1. Da Capo
    2. Etude
    3. Cantata
    4. Rubato

31. Burley is which type of crop?

    1. Cotton
    2. Wheat
    3. Rice
    4. Tobacco

32. The Rockall Trough is in which ocean?

    1. Atlantic
    2. Pacific
    3. Arctic
    4. Indian

33. In the 2004 film biopic Beyond the Sea, Kevin Spacey plays which 1960s singer?

    1. Bobby Vee
    2. Frankie Avalon
    3. Bobby Darin
    4. Fabian

34. Hypokalaemia is the deficiency of what in the bloodstream?

    1. Calcium
    2. Potassium
    3. Oxygen
    4. Protein

35. In June 1937, which US state became the first, and only, to celebrate Flag Day as a state holiday?

    1. Florida
    2. California
    3. Pennsylvania
    4. Texas