Wikiquiz: General Knowledge Quiz #5

 1. The largest non-U.S. fast food company in the world (based on number of locations), is which Toronto based coffee chain?

ANSWER: Tim Hortons

2. Denali, Kenai Fjords, and Wrangell-St. Elias are National Parks in which U.S. state?

ANSWER: Alaska

3. Pugilist Chuck Wepner is perhaps best remembered today for serving as the inspiration for which 1976 Oscar-winning film?

ANSWER: Rocky

4. Bourbon is an American whiskey primarily distilled from what vegetable?

ANSWER: Corn

5. Montero Lamar Hill is the birth name of which American rapper, known for a crossover hit that became one of the best selling singles of all time?

ANSWER: Lil Nas X

6. Which martial art, which comes from the Hebrew for “Contact Combat,” was developed by the Israel Defense Forces?

ANSWER: Krav Maga

7. Which Chinese billionaire is known as the co-founder of Alibaba Group and Yunfeng Capital?

ANSWER: Jack Ma

8. Which large species of rodent has a name which comes from the Tupi for “grass-eater?”
ANSWER: Capybara

9. Which Spanish midfielder played for Barcelona from 1998-2015, before serving as a player and manager for the Qatari club Al Sadd?

ANSWER: Xavi (accept Xavier Hernandez Creus)

10. Which Apostle of Jesus is recognized as the patron saint of Spain? His remains are said to be held in Galicia’s capital city, which is partially named for him.

ANSWER: St James (or Santiago)

11. In Holst’s The Planets suite, which planet is described as “The Magician?”

ANSWER: Uranus

12. Which organization, famous for its twelve-step program, was founded in 1935 by Bill W.?

ANSWER: Alcoholics Anonymous

13. Lidl and Kaufland are brands owned by which multinational retail group?

ANSWER: Schwarz Gruppe

14. Which East African city, the largest by population in its country (though no longer a national capital) has a name which comes from the Arabic for “House of Peace?”

ANSWER: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

15. Which term, which comes from the Latin for ‘ball,’ refers to an administration of a discrete amount of a drug, typically intravenously, within a specific amount of time?

ANSWER: Bolus

16. Ben Elbert Douglas served, from 1935 to 1941, as mayor of which Eastern U.S. city, now home to a major airport named for him?

ANSWER: Charlotte, North Carolina

17. Which piece of music is paired with a fugue in the name of a famous D minor work for organ by J.S. Bach?

ANSWER: Toccata

18. Which American swimmer generated controversy at the 2016 Olympics when he, along with Jimmy Feigen, Gunnar Bentz, and Jack Conger, falsely claimed to be robbed at a Rio gas station?

ANSWER: Ryan Lochte

19. Which extremely dense chemical element with an atomic number of 76 has a name which comes from the Greek for “smell?”

ANSWER: Osmium

20. Which pioneering comedian is known for his character Geraldine Jones?

ANSWER: Flip Wilson

21. Which American author is known for his novels Hell House, I Am Legend, The Shrinking Man, and A Stir of Echoes?
ANSWER: Richard Matheson

22. Which French is known for her paintings Ploughing in the Nivernais and The Horse Fair?
ANSWER: Rosa Bonheur

23. Consumer electronics brand Bang & Olufsen is based in which European country?
ANSWER: Denmark

24. Which mononymous fashion designer was portrayed by Ewan McGregor in a 2021 Netflix miniseries?

ANSWER: Halston

25. Which band, known for their association with Neil Young, appeared with the artist on albums such as Ragged Glory, Sleeps with Angels, and Re-ac-tor?

ANSWER: Crazy Horse

26. Which concept in Buddhism, a liminal space between life and death, appears in the title of a 21st century Man Booker winning novel?

ANSWER: Bardo

27.  Which word is both a unit of energy and a term for a flat, sand-swept area of a desert?

ANSWER: Erg

28. Which codex is most famous for containing the unique copy of the Old English epic Beowulf?
ANSWER: Nowell Codex

29. Trio of players Tim Hardaway, Mitch Richmond, and Chris Mullin, known collectively as “Run TMC,” notably played for which NBA team in the 1990-91 season?

ANSWER: Golden State Warriors

30. The Cuban version of which dance, popular throughout the Americas, is commonly known as the habanera?

ANSWER: Contradanza

31. First name required: Which woman, sister of President John F. Kennedy, was given a prefrontal lobotomy at age 23 and spent the rest of her life confined to an institution?

ANSWER: Rosemary Kennedy

32. Which Royal Navy troopship lends its name to the informal evacuation protocol better known as “women and children first?”

ANSWER: HMS Birkenhead

33. Which 2017 comedy special, performed by Hannah Gadsby, focuses on her experiences growing up as a lesbian woman in Tasmania?

ANSWER: Nanette

34. Which four syllable word describes animals primarily primarily active around twilight, and are thus neither nocturnal nor diurnal?

ANSWER: Crepuscular

35. Which class of light infantry regiments in the French Army were primarily composed of Berbers and other native North Africans?
ANSWER: Zouave

36. Which electronic music band, now a trio, was founded in 2008 for DJs Diplo and Switch?
ANSWER: Major Lazer

37. Bangalore is the capital of which Indian state?

ANSWER: Karnataka

38. In 2021, Alexandra Cooper signed a $60 million deal with Spotify, allowing the platform to acquire which podcast that she hosts?

ANSWER: Call Her Daddy

39. Which alliterative two-word phrase appears on the stage flag of Nevada?
ANSWER: Battle born

40. Which 2022 novel by Isabel Allende focuses on the titular woman, born in the 1920 pandemic, and living through the 2020 COVID pandemic?

ANSWER: Violeta

41. In which syndrome named for a 19th century neurologist does the reactivation of the chickenpox virus cause an acute facial paralysis, often accompanied by pain and numbness?

ANSWER: Ramsay Hunt syndrome

42. Which brand of dish-washing detergent was advertised by the character “Madge” in a series of early 1960s television ads?

ANSWER: Palmolive

43. Which member of hip-hop’s G-Unit released the top 10 single “On Fire” in 2004?

ANSWER: Lloyd Banks

44. Which painting by Rembrandt depicts an event in the Batavian rebellion in which a one-eyed chieftain convinced Germanic leaders to join his cause?

ANSWER: The Conspiracy of Claudius Civilis

45. Which Kenyan long-distance runner won the Boston Marathon in 2022?
ANSWER: Evans Chebet

46. Liushi Shan is the highest peak of which mountain range, which forms the southern edge of the Tarim Basin?
ANSWER: Kunlun Mountains

47. Which 1994 Christmas comedy film is based on the French film Le Pere Noel est une ordure?
ANSWER: Mixed Nuts

48. Which member of Queer Eye’s “Fab Five” has served as a judge on RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race?
ANSWER: Carson Kressley

49. Which general theory of culture and sociological methodology was applied to linguistics in the work of Ferdinand de Saussure?
ANSWER: Structuralism

50. From which type of Peruvian tree was quinine first isolated in the early 19th century?

ANSWER: Cinchona