General Knowledge Quiz 926 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which of these is an English fashion and portrait photographer, the winner of four Tony and two Academy Awards, whose costume design for the stage version of "My Fair Lady" (1956) led to his work on two film musicals, "Gigi" (1958) and "My Fair Lady" (1964)?
2. What is the stage name of Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, who was born on 28 March 1986?
3. Which city was hit by a magnitude 6.2 earthquake about 5 kilometers below its centre at 12:29 a.m. 23 December 1972, killing around 5, 000 of the 400, 000 population, injuring 20, 000 and leaving over 250, 000 homeless?
4. The North German Federation together with Bavaria and other southern German states fought which other country in 1870 in what war?
5. Which 1987 film set during the Vietnam War was based on the career of Adrian Cronauer, a disc jockey on Armed Forces Radio Service who was popular with the troops but infuriated his superiors?
6. Although the game Yahtzee has similarities to several older dice games, when was it actually trademarked under that name in the US?
7. Which of these is the name of a series of films starring Peter Sellers?
8. Which of these is a free social networking and blogging service created in 2006 by Jack Dorsey, that enabled users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters displayed on a profile page and delivered to "followers" ?
9. What nationality was the band Trio which launched the hit song "Da Da Da" in 1981?
10. What length ribbon is used in rhythmic gymnastics by senior gymnasts?
11. In 2008, who was the President of Palestine and Fatah leader?
12. Aspartame is a chemical used as what?
13. The exterior of which real Boston pub was used in the TV programme "Cheers" in the 1980s?
14. Cyclops, Iceman, Angel, Beast and Jean Grey were the original members of which group of fictional characters?
15. The Warner Bros 2023 animated film "Taz:Quest for Burger" centres on a rescue adventure by a Tasmanian Devil (Taz) and which other?
16. What is the modern process used to make steel?
17. For what did Harold Pinter receive his 2005 Nobel Prize?
18. The hottest inhabited, and one of the lowest (at about 125 m (410 ft) below sea level), place on the Earth's surface is called what and found where?
19. Which of these plays a part in the production of a book?
20. At the beginning of the 7th century CE a member of the Banu Hashim clan of the Arabian Quraysh tribe took the first steps to create a world-changing movement. Who was he?