General Knowledge Quiz 90

Questions

1. The European city of Brussels lies on which river?

2. What colour is the inner ring of an Olympic archery target?

3. Relating to motoring in the UK, what does MOT stand for?

4. How many suspects are in a normal game of Cluedo?

5. 'No free man shall be seized or imprisoned, or stripped of his rights or possessions, or outlawed or exiled, or deprived of his standing in any other way, nor will we proceed with force against him, or send others to do so, except by the lawful judgement of his equals or by the law of the land,' is clause 39 of which historic English document?

6. A caryatid is a supporting column or pillar of a building carved in the shape of what?

7. A sestercentenary is an anniversary of how many years?

8. What is the croup of an animal, such as a horse?

   1. Neck
   2. Rump
   3. Foot
   4. Chest

9. In needlework, what is the technique in which pieces of fabric are attached to another piece of material for decoration?

10. Which 1969 film starring Jane Fonda is based on the novel by Horace McCoy about a marathon dance contest?

11. An aileron is found on which part of an aircraft?

12. How many square yards in a UK acre?

13. The Abominable Snowman is said to inhabit which mountain range?

14. Mutter is the Indian term for which type of foodstuff?

15. Who won four gold medals in the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games, in the men's 100 metres, 200m, long jump, and 4x100m relay?

16. The Plaka is the oldest quarter of which European city?

17. A lachrymator is a substance that irritates which part of the body?

18. Who was the head of Next retail company, who left the company in the 1990s to start a clothing line for supermarket chain Asda?

19. Its name shared by a species of goose, what are the marine crustaceans which live attached to submerged surfaces, such as the bottoms of boats?

20. Malpensa Airport serves which European city?

21. What is the name of the fluid surrounding a foetus in the womb?

22. The Maskelyne Award is associated with which branch of entertainment?

23. David Balfour is the hero of which Robert Louis Stevenson novel?

24. What was the name of the judge, known as 'The Hanging Judge', in the Bloody Assizes of 1685?

25. What is the name of Israel's secret intelligence agency?

26. What is the colouring agent E102 also known as?

27. Dilma Rousseff was elected the first female president of which country in October 2010?

28. Women compete for the Corbillon Cup in which sport?

29. 'The Umbrellas' is the work of which French impressionist?

30. Who was the longest reigning British king?