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General Knowledge Quiz 758 (20 MCQs)

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1. According to Greek legend, the Sirens threw themselves into the sea and turned into rocks due to the beautiful singing of whom?
2. Demi Moore shaved her head for the title role in which 1997 film?
3. What was the painter Monet's first name?
4. Which American serviceman and musician, who disappeared during service in 1944, was responsible as a civilian for producing the first gold record?
5. Which of these terms describes a phrase such as "nurses run" ?
6. Which West African country lies between the Republic of Ghana and the People's Republic of Benin?
7. The expression "you can does not necessarily mean you should" is a direct opposite of which of these common expressions?
8. When did the Catholic Church Inquisition declare that heliocentrism (the theory that the Earth, the other planets and the universe all revolve around the Sun) was "formally heretical" as well as "foolish and absurd" in philosophy?
9. When was the first World Snooker Championship held?
10. Puttees are worn on what part of the body?
11. The first act of organised opposition to British rule after the declaration of independence by the Indian National Congress was The Satyagraha, a campaign of nonviolent protest which began with a March to Dandi in March 1930, to protest about tax on what?
12. Who gave rise to the popular Macavity the Mystery Cat?
13. Xiangqi is also sometimes called what?
14. Which TV series had characters called Dougal, Zebedee, Brian, Ermintrude, Dylan, Florence and Mr Rusty?
15. In Greek mythology, who rode Pegasus, the flying horse?
16. Who preceded George W Bush as president of the USA?
17. Which German social economist of Jewish descent, expelled from Germany and France, co-wrote in London "The Communist Manifesto" and "Das Kapital" ?
18. Which Japanese firm admitted in 2011 to massive and sustained accountancy fraud, a tobashi scheme, dating back to decisions in the early 1990s?
19. What are people employed in a theatre to interface with the audience called?
20. Who is the author of the semi-autobiographical novel "Mother's Milk", shortlisted in 2006 for the Man Booker Prize?
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