General Trivia

Prior to its independence in 1964, the Mediterranean island of Malta belonged to which country?

Who beat Roger Federer in the men's Wimbledon final in 2008?

Where is Baffin Island?: In Hudson Bay; Off the coast of Alaska; Between the Canadian mainland and Greenland

The Belt, the Three Kings, or the Three Sisters are part of which constellation?

Magnetometers, resistance meters, ground-penetrating radar and field walking are tools commonly used in what?

Study of fossil bones using isotopes of strontium, boron and nitrogen are likely to be looking for information about what?

What gas when condensed and frozen below 80 K (-193 degrees C) into a solid is a dark violet?

Cannes is a resort in which country?

Which composer's works include the operas "La Bohème", "Tosca", and "Madama Butterfly", and the arias "O mio babbino caro", "Che gelida manina", and "Nessun dorma"?

In which of these places is tundra most likely to be found?: The Sahara; The Arctic; Australia; Panama Canal

Benjamin Franklin is usually credited with the creation of the first of what items of optical equipment in the early 1760s?

The city was founded under the rule of King Byzas around 660 BCE, served as the capital of three empires and is still the largest city in its country. What name was officially adopted for the city in 1930?

Despite playing a major role in setting it up and despite support for membership by Presidents Wilson, Harding, Coolidge, Hoover, and Roosevelt from 1920 when its predecessor was set up, the USA never joined it. What is it?

Which of Rudyard Kipling's poems has the shortest title?

Which of these philosophers would come closest to being considered an explorer of solipsism?: Plato; René Descartes; St Augustine

The rafflesia, a parasitic plant which has no leaves or stems but the largest flower in the world, is native to which area?

The character "Eliza Doolittle" in "My Fair Lady" was originally created by whom?

Who was the wine merchant in Bercy, Paris, France, who crafted a cognac which in 1869 earned the title of "Official Supplier to the Imperial Court" from Napoléon III?

Thomas Lanier Williams III, American playwright, became better known under what name?: Roy Williams; Tennessee Williams; Roger Williams

In what field is John Galliano famous?

What are the principal components of brine?

In astronomical terms when is the diamond ring effect seen?

What can Ehlers-Danlos syndrome relate to?

Which Greek God is the equivalent of the Roman God Neptune?

Which mosquito-borne virus, though known since 1947, caused concern during outbreaks in 2015 and 2016 particularly for its suspected effect on foetuses?