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General Knowledge Quiz 1206 (20 MCQs)

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1. In what TV series was the family butler called Lurch?
2. What is disposophobia?
3. In the various Conventions for SOLAS, in 1914, 1929, 1948, 1960 and 1974, what does the second "S" stand for?
4. Early in 2010, Norway's Magnus Carlsen, at 19 years old, became the youngest person to top the world ranking in what?
5. Who was sent by the African Association in 1795 to find the source of the River Niger?
6. Juan Antonio Samaranch was the head of which organisation from 1980 to 2001?
7. Which of these were the subject of a famous US court case in 1921, which resulted in their execution for murder on 23 August 1927 despite a public outcry and a confession by Celestino Madeiros in 1925?
8. What Gaelic word is used to refer to an impromptu party at the home of a mutual friend, at which stories are told, dances danced and songs sung?
9. All or part of Eritrea, Somaliland, Tientsin, Libya, the Dodecanese Islands, Ethiopia and Albania were ruled by what country in 1942?
10. In 2017 the actor, rapper, singer, writer, and comedian known as Childish Gambino announced he was retiring his stage name. In 2020, for his new album "3.15.20", what other name did he show in credits?
11. The much awarded American artist Twyla Tharp is internationally known in what field?
12. The national flag of which country features a map of it in a copper-yellow colour, symbolising large deposits of copper ore, with, to symbolise peace, two olive branches below on white?
13. By what name were followers of the Communist Party of Kampuchea better known?
14. When did the first British monarch occupy Buckingham Palace, after its major remodelling by the architects John Nash and Edward Blore?
15. What is an item designed to protect from the sun?
16. Badminton debuted at the 1992 Summer Olympics. How many different people have won gold medals for the men's singles event in its first 7 Olympiads to 2016?
17. Who is Angelina Jolie's father?
18. Who painted the famous paintings known as "Children at the Beach at Guernsey", "Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette", "The Swing" and "The Theater Box" ?
19. Who was on the British throne when Balmoral Castle was purchased?
20. Primogeniture is the method by which, for example, land passes from a farmer who dies intestate to his eldest son. What is the name of the method whereby the land is divided between all of the sons?
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