General Knowledge Quiz 906 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which is essential in practising the art of topiary?
2. Which of these processes involves inserting needle tips in the skin?
3. What is the next number in the series 1, 16, 81, 256, 625?
4. What is the birth name of Kim Wilde, the daughter of 1950s UK rock 'n' roller Marty Wilde, whose debut single "Kids in America" (1981) reached #2 in the UK Singles Chart?
5. Which 1909 one-act opera was the first of the many collaborations between Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal?
6. The British TV series "Porridge" was set in what prison?
7. Referred to as the father of history, the Greek writer Herodotus wrote about the social, political, cultural and economic lead-up to, events and consequences of what?
8. Georgetown, Guyana, is situated at the mouth of which river?
9. What is the thick watery substance filling the space between the lens and the retina of the eye?
10. Which of the continents is the smallest in area?
11. Which of these has had the most influence on the architecture of Barcelona?
12. Which of these was a stage and early film actress, born in Paris, France, who became famous on the stages of Europe in the 1870s, and was soon in demand in Europe and the Americas?
13. What is the generic title of a series of French comic strips that were written originally by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo?
14. Which of these lines in a limerick have to rhyme?
15. Which of these actors became a quadriplegic after being thrown from a horse?
16. What is the name of the French National Theatre, established in 1680?
17. Except for 1978, which team won every World Lacrosse Championship between 1967 and 2002?
18. Which US TV sitcom, set to theme music by George and Ira Gershwin, ran 1995 to 1998 and was nominated for 12 Emmy Awards, being given the 1996 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series-Musical or Comedy?
19. In 2015 Baron Coe became President of which organisation?
20. In south-west Bolivia the Potosi desert has what nick-name internationally?