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General Knowledge Quiz 1147 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which of these English slang words represents the greatest amount of money?
2. In Shakespeare's "Hamlet", who was Ophelia's father?
3. What field did American surgeon and medical researcher Dr Henry Heimlich work in?
4. What is the name of the wife of Andy Capp, a British comic strip character created by Reg Smythe, first published in August 1957?
5. What Hindi song composed by A. R. Rahman & Gulzar won an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2008 and a Grammy Award for Best Song for a Motion Picture in 2010?
6. Olympic gold medallists Vilhelm Carlberg, Gunde Svan, Agneta Andersson, Sixten Jernberg, Tomas Gustafson, Thomas Wassberg, Ingemar Stenmark, Gert Fredriksson, Henri Saint Cyr, Alfred Swahn, Eric Lemming and Oscar Swahn represented which country?
7. The Dalai Lama is a high lama in which religion?
8. First used in western medicine in the 17th century, what was the drug developed from the bark of the cinchona tree used to treat?
9. When did Great Britain recognise Egypt's independence?
10. Which two Lambs were associated with a well-known children's book from 1807?
11. Which British weekly was first published in 1841 under the alternative title of "London Charivari" ?
12. Colonel Tom Parker was the manager of which entertainer?
13. Which retired English jockey was popularly known as "the Long Fellow" ?
14. Who appeared as novelist Mel Hutchwright in the TV serial "Coronation Street" in 2005?
15. What was developed for military purposes by Sir Robert Watson-Watt from 1935?
16. Marengo and Copenhagen became well-known names at the beginning of the 19th century. What were they?
17. In Africa, where can the nearest snow to the equator be found?
18. What name was applied to legislation regarding the sale of liquor in the USA between 1919 to 1933?
19. The Arapawa Island, Berkshire, British Saddleback, Essex, Hampshire, Jersey Red, Leicoma, Minzhu, Oxford Sandy and Black, Spots and Windsnyer are all types of what?
20. According to the tagline for a film musical starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, what "is the word" ?
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