General Knowledge Quiz 103

Questions

1. Which late-1900s significant UK multinational corporation was known as 'The Royal Ratcatcher'?

2. The IPO (Initial Public Offering, or first share issue of Facebook valued the company at how many million dollars?

   1. 14
   2. 104
   3. 1,040
   4. 104,000

3. What vast (originally Spanish state monopoly corporation owns the O2 and Movistar communications brands?

4. In chemistry a solution is a?

   1. Liquid only
   2. Gas or Liquid only
   3. Solid or Liquid only
   4. Any of these (i.e., Liquid, Gas, or Solid

5. In what sport did Swede Oscar Swahn become the oldest gold medallist at 64 years (1912, and the oldest medallist, at 72 (silver, 1920?

6. Trumpets and trombones are most commonly pitched at?

   1. C
   2. G
   3. F# (F sharp
   4. Bb (B flat

7. The IPO (Initial Public Offering, or first share issue) of Facebook valued the company at how many million dollars?

   1. 14
   2. 104
   3. 1,040
   4. 104,000

8. What vast (originally Spanish state monopoly) corporation owns the O2 and Movistar communications brands?

9. Hegemony means?

   1. Leadership
   2. Insurance
   3. Deceit
   4. Danger

10. In chemistry a solution is a?

    1. Liquid only
    2. Gas or Liquid only
    3. Solid or Liquid only
    4. Any of these (i.e., Liquid, Gas, or Solid)

11. In which country did the mayor of Taranto, Ippazio Stefano, cause a fuss in 2012 after attending rallies with a pistol tucked in his trousers?

12. What is the common medical name for the increasingly popular recreational drug referred to as a 'horse tranquillizer'?

13. Pop star Lady Gaga enraged many people of which nation when tweeting on arrival in May 2012 that she planned to buy a fake Rolex in its capital city's market?

14. Trumpets and trombones are most commonly pitched at?

    1. C
    2. G
    3. F# (F sharp)
    4. Bb (B flat)

15. In what sport did Swede Oscar Swahn become the oldest gold medallist at 64 years (1912), and the oldest medallist, at 72 (silver, 1920)?

16. A major 2012 trade agreement for the Meera Brewery company marked the thawing of commercial relations between which two adversarial nations, partitioned in 1947?

17. Name the English artist/sculptor famous for large public bronze works including 'Two Large Forms' and many reclining figures and mother and child abstracts?

18. The famous Mesquita Mosque, within a Roman Catholic Cathedral, is in which country?

19. Name the UK Culture Secretary accused in 2012 of bias and rule-bending in approving News Corp's 2011 takeover of BSkyB?

20. Spell the drug/plant?

    1. Cannabis
    2. Canabis
    3. Cannibis
    4. Canibis

21. Which national leader took court action in 2012 against a highly publicized artwork depicting him with exposed genitals?

22. Named after its inventor and significant electricity pioneer, a protective meshed enclosure giving electrical protection is called a 'what' cage?

23. Which automotive corporation uses the marketing strapline 'The Power of Dreams'?

24. A manse is a traditional name for a house of what professional person?

    1. Teacher
    2. Doctor
    3. Undertaker
    4. Church minister

25. A semi-circular protractor used in basic geometry has a scale of how many degrees?