General Knowledge Quiz 426

Questions

1. UK road signs for tourist destinations and places of interest are normally a white icon on what colour background?

2. Brent Crude is the common trading classification for oil sourced from the bed of what sea?

3. What 'discriminatory' personal title did the French government decree in Feb 2012 should be removed from official forms?

4. Moody's, Fitch, and Standard and Poor's are leaders in what market?

   1. Care homes
   2. Outdooor clothing
   3. Credit ratings
   4. Cider

5. In Feb 2012 British cruise ships Adonia and Star Princess were refused entry to Ushuaia port in the southern tip of which country?

6. What film won five Oscars in 2012 including Best Actor, Original Score and Costume Design?

7. Spell the word (meaning gently, quietly, hardly noticeably)?

   1. Subtly
   2. Subtley
   3. Subtlely
   4. Subtely

8. What nationality (at 2012, and at founding) are the corporations Samsung, Hyundai and LG?

9. What 'white-tail' species grew in such numbers in US Washington DC parklands as to prompt radical control measures in 2012?

   1. Rats
   2. Snakes
   3. Cats
   4. Rabbits
   5. Beetles
   6. Deer
   7. Eagles
   8. Goats
   9. Weasels
   10. Squirrels
   11. Porcupines

10. The 1805 Battle of Austerlitz was a major victory for which commander?

11. The Aquino, Arroyo and Cojuangco families have in recent times ruled what country?

12. Near Field Communication technology (NFC) is a set of standards for?

    1. Hot-air ballooning
    2. Smartphones
    3. Border control
    4. Satnav

13. Violent government attacks on pro-democracy protests including besiegement of Homs city occurred in which country, 2011-12?

14. Redolent means?

    1. Unnecessary
    2. Continuous
    3. Glowing
    4. Odorous

15. The deeply inaccessible lakes Vostok, Whillans, and Ellsworth are in the?

    1. Amazon rainforest
    2. Russian tundra
    3. Australian outback
    4. South Pole

16. What English word from French meaning literally 'cold blood' refers to (a person's) composure under pressure?

17. The Bedouin people are so named because they originated in?

    1. Forest
    2. Desert
    3. Grasslands
    4. Lakelands

18. In the human body the hypophysis is better known as what gland?

19. As at 2012 what is the oldest age of a British monarch on taking the throne?

    1. 38
    2. 52
    3. 64
    4. 85

20. (As at 2012, and here translated into English) it is illegal to use the slogan 'One People, one Empire, one Leader' in what country?