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General Knowledge Quiz 200 (20 MCQs)

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1. David Marks, Julia Barfield, Malcolm Cook, Mark Sparrowhawk, Steven Chilton, Frank Anatole and Nic Bailey were the architects of which London landmark that was opened on 31 December 1999?
2. As what does "vermicelli" literally translate from the Italian?
3. The roughly circular deep depressions, typically found in shallow carbonate platforms, formed during past ice ages when the sea level was up to 100-120 m (330-390 ft) lower than at present are a favourite target of extreme divers. What are they called?
4. What is the bhangra which is the subject of the 2018 documentary "Pump Up the Bhangra" on the UK's BBC4?
5. Which is a collection of mediaeval poetic and dramatic texts, from Occitania, France, England, Scotland, Aragon, Castile, and the Holy Roman Empire, from the (mainly) 11th century?
6. Which archers compete in the World Series recurve final of the Archery Championship?
7. What is the acronym developed by the European Union as the geocode standard for referencing the administrative divisions of countries for statistical purposes?
8. What is the largest loch (by surface area) in Scotland?
9. What was the value of the last question in the Indian version of the TV programme "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" that featured in the film "Slumdog Millionaire" ?
10. Which of these is a character from the pantomime "Cinderella" ?
11. Sometimes called the gates of the Arctic the 700 mile long Brooks Range straddles which two countries?
12. Why did teenager Ding Jinhao briefly become well-known in 2013?
13. What was invented by George de Mestral in 1957?
14. In the 1960 film "Psycho" directed by Alfred Hitchcock, what was the setting for the first murder scene?
15. The title of "Written On Skin", George Benjamin's first full-length opera (première in 2012), refers to what?
16. What is the name of the feast day in the Western Christian calendar which occurs on 29 September to honour the defeat of Lucifer in the battle for the heavens, for which the traditional meal includes goose (a "stubble-goose", i.e. one prepared around harvest time)?
17. What is the staple food of a Gelada baboon?
18. What was developed at the Bell Telephone Company under the direction of Dr William Shockley?
19. Which of these can be classed as an inorganic compound?
20. What is written under the Indian national emblem that was adopted as the National Emblem of India on 26 January 1950 when India became a republic, of 4 lions (one hidden from view) that symbolise power, courage, pride and confidence?
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