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General Knowledge Quiz 1122 (20 MCQs)

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1. The musical "Oliver!" is associated with which geographical area?
2. Which bank, which had opened in 1762 (and was the oldest merchant bank in London) collapsed in 1995 after one of the bank's employees lost £827 million ($ 1.3 billion) speculating primarily on futures contracts?
3. How many apostrophes should be in the following sentence: "Andrews dogs licked their lips whenever Pavlovs bells rang to signal meal times" ?
4. What is likely to be found in the Pantanal?
5. What international news TV network is based in Doha, Qatar?
6. A punnet is used as what in relationship to strawberries and other soft fruit?
7. Henry VIII married Anne of Cleves after seeing a (presumably, too) flattering portrait of her by whom?
8. Zach Galifianakis hosts an online series based round interviews and insults with celebrity guests, called what?
9. Which late 19th century English illustrator was "rediscovered" due to an exhibition from 19 May to 19 September 1966 at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, which introduced his work to a new generation and began a craze that lasted into the 1970s?
10. What German engineer led the design teams for the V2 rocket that blitzed London and the Saturn V rocket for the US space programme?
11. Who originated the "Paddington Bear" series of books?
12. A Shiite terrorist group founded by Masan Sabbah in 1090 dedicated to the murder of enemy leaders led to which word in the English language?
13. What profession was Cemal Kaşıkçı, who was murdered in the Saudi Arabia consulate in Turkey in October 2018?
14. The song "Hand in Hand", written by Italian composer Giorgio Moroder and American songwriter Tom Whitlock and performed by singing group Koreana, was produced and distributed as what?
15. What 2009 film by Matt Tyrnauer documents the life of a fashion designer, his empire and his long-term companion between 2005 and 2007?
16. What colour is a squid's blood when oxygenated?
17. If after spending 10% of your money, you have $ 180 left, how much did you start with?
18. Who wrote the stories "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" which inspired Tchaikovsky's ballet "The Nutcracker" and "The Sandman" which inspired the ballet "Coppélia" by Delibes?
19. Who was the bad character in Alfred Hitchcock's famous 1960 film?
20. To which of these places would you go to find a lemur in its native habitat?
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