General Knowledge Quiz 353 (20 MCQs)

Quiz Instructions

Select an option to see the correct answer instantly.

1. Who was Marlon Brando's co-star in the 1972 film "Last Tango in Paris", directed by Bernardo Bertolucci?
2. What shape is usually ascribed to flying objects seen in the sky but believed to be not from the Earth?
3. Which of these has fish as its normal diet?
4. Roughly when was the Hampton Court Maze created?
5. A "wendigo" is a cannibalistic creature invented by what group?
6. At which event is milk, not champagne, the celebration drink?
7. Gordon Ramsay's first foray in TV was in which 1998 fly-on-the-kitchen-wall documentary?
8. What highly flammable metal, easy to ignite when powdered, producing a brilliant white light, and difficult to extinguish, being able to burn in both nitrogen and carbon dioxide, was used in incendiary weapons for firebombing cities in World War II and as a source of illumination in the early days of photography?
9. Decryption of what, was celebrated as a significant, game-changing intelligence triumph for Britain during World War I?
10. On the buttons of a VCR or DVD player, what does the sign in the shape of a square mean?
11. Tom Brady in the USA was the centre of suspicions concerning events in 2014, popularly called what?
12. The capital of Brazil was moved from Rio de Janeiro to the purpose-built capital city of Brasilia in what year?
13. Traditionally, what should you cross for good luck?
14. The absent-minded Professor Calculus was a colleague of which fictional character?
15. Which of these is a standard paper size?
16. What name is given to a brightly coloured and very wide tie?
17. Which was the first National Olympic Committee to be recognised by the International Olympic committee after its formation in 1894?
18. Who was born in 1682, died in 1764, and had the following written about her: "Her brow is like the snow-drift, Her neck is like the swan, Her face it is the fairest That 'er the sun shone on And dark blue is her eye" ?
19. James Boswell is best known for his biography of whom?
20. What is the inherited condition that causes the body to retain copper, which can lead to brain and liver damage?