General Knowledge Quiz#1 by Ulster

Ireland is divided into four provinces. Munster, Leinster, Connacht and...

Which country becomes an idealised place of great or idyllic magnificence and beauty when you change the first and last letters in its name?

In the Pacific theatre of World War II, a sound known only to local Solomon Islander fishermen and a handful of bait thieves and mud crabs was the scene of an uproar between the Rising Sun and the Apple Pie Munchers plus allies. Due to the number of ships sunk and aeroplanes shot down, the sound earned a nickname. What is it?

What is the name of the narrator of Joseph Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness'?

What is the name of the character the above is obsessed with confronting?

Red litmus paper turns blue under what conditions?

"He knew everything there was to know about literature, except how to enjoy it." Who did?

What did Yossarian do when he first saw the chaplain?

What year was the 350 (5.7) born?

Who gave birth to it?

Who played fictional US President, Jordan Lyman in the 1964 political thriller 'Seven Days in May'?

Who played the 'white hat' in the above film?

Who played the 'black hat'?

What year did Rolls-Royce present the world with its 'Silver Ghost'?

The police action/thriller 'Bullitt' made car chases in such films not only highly desirable but near compulsory. What car does the 'white hat' drive in the legendary automobile pursuit in the said film?

What is believed by some to be the opposite of an equinox?

Fuhrer Directive No. 21 is better known as?

Which US state suffered the consequences of Order No. 11?

This book introduced the character, Sherlock Holmes. It is as popular in Utah as monogamy.

This novel sees the death of Sherlock Holmes because the author was fed up with writing about the cocaine-chewing, misanthropic prat.

The demise of Oldsmobile in 2004, made this company the oldest, surviving American car manufacturer.

How does Hungry Joe die in the novel 'Catch 22'?

Whose pet is it?

What green pigment that has a monopoly on 95% of the world's leaf colour... is now under threat by the homosexual, lesbian and Kentucky Blue Grass lobby?

Which US 'writer' once admitted that his literary skills were a 'McDonald's hamburger' compared to the scribblings of the likes of even the dialogue director of 'Deep Throat'?

The above 'writer' implied that the Covid 19 outbreak had something to do with a book he had written... and he apologised. Which book was he saying sorry for writing?

The above 'writer' stalked these two writers so relentlessly that they allowed him to pretend they were the bestest of buddies since kindergarten. Name either.

A Chinese gooseberry is also known as?

What do the French call the English Channel?

Mus musculus. Better known as?

Carcharodon carcharias. Better known as?

What is the name of the Irish mobster boss Henry Gondorff outcheats in a poker game on a train to Chicago in 'The Sting' 1973?

Who plays the Irish mobster boss?

How much does Gondorff clip him for?

In the novel 'Jaws', how does the fisherman die?

In the novel 'Jaws', how does the oceanographer die?

In the novel 'Jaws', how does 'the fish' die?

In the Limey version of the good ol' American boardgame 'Monopoly' this 'chance' card is feared by everyone (when things become ruthless) who does not hold the paperwork on the fugging place. Hint "Take a walk on the board, advance token to _______".