General Knowledge Quiz #92

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  1. In electrics, what does AC/DC stand for?
  2. Controversial singer Brian Hugh Warner is better known by which name (also his band name, a combination borrowed from two iconic real American people?
  3. After nearly 40 years of TV advertising, what Kimberly-Clark brand replaced a real animal with a CGI (computer generated imagery in late 2010?
  4. According to the Bible, in which river did Pharaoh's daughter find the baby Moses in a basket?
  5. Which strait separates Wales form the island of Anglesey?
  6. The Bacillus Calmette-Guerin vaccine is used for immunisation against what?
  7. If an insect is micropterous it has small or reduced what: Eyes; Legs; Wings; or Ears?
  8. Who was the father of British King James ll?
  9. French farmer's wife, Marie Harel, reputedly invented which cheese in 1791?
  10. The Bell Rock Lighthouse, said to be the oldest surviving offshore lighthouse in the world, lies off the coast of which European country?
  11. Who wrote the 1899 poem/song lyrics 'The Absented-Minded Beggar', set to music and used to raise money for British Boer War soldiers?
  12. Oster-monath was the Anglo Saxon name for which month of the year?
  13. Which artist's studio was known as The Factory?
  14. In meteorology, okta is a unit or meaurement of what?
  15. A hazzan, or chazzan, leads the congregation in songful prayer in which religion?
  16. In June 1935, which well-known but discreet support organization was founded by William G Wilson and Dr Robert Smith in Akron, Ohio?
  17. How many vertices does a cube have?
  18. What is the name of the fabric used to cover billiard tables and card tables?
  19. Marnie Geneva Doud was the wife of which US president, the country's 34th?
  20. What geographical feature is shared by the nine nations of Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana?
  21. Medoc is a wine region in which country?
  22. Controversial singer Brian Hugh Warner is better known by which name (also his band name), a combination borrowed from two iconic real American people?
  23. In November 2010 billionaire Stanly Ho paid £210,000 for two large examples of what culinary delicacy?
  24. What type of creature is a Meadow Brown?
  25. The Itumbiara Dam, on the Paranaiba River, is in which South American country?
  26. After nearly 40 years of TV advertising, what Kimberly-Clark brand replaced a real animal with a CGI (computer generated imagery) in late 2010?
  27. A statue of which British prime minister stands outside Huddersfield railway station?
  28. What colour is the cross on the national flag of Finland?
  29. Which fashion label has a suit called 'Sterling Bilious'?
  30. Which fruit is used in the flavouring of the cognac-based liqueur Grand Marnier?
  31. What massive effect did these countries experience in the years stated: Thailand 1997; Russia 1998, Brazil 1999, Argentina 2001, and Iceland 2009?
  32. Which Cuban dictator was overthrown by Fidel Castro in 1959?

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Interactive Quiz

  1. In electrics, what does AC/DC stand for?
    Alternating Current/Direct Current
  2. Controversial singer Brian Hugh Warner is better known by which name (also his band name, a combination borrowed from two iconic real American people?
    Marilyn Manson 
  3. After nearly 40 years of TV advertising, what Kimberly-Clark brand replaced a real animal with a CGI (computer generated imagery in late 2010?
    Andrex 
  4. According to the Bible, in which river did Pharaoh's daughter find the baby Moses in a basket?
    River Nile
  5. Which strait separates Wales form the island of Anglesey?
    Menai Strait
  6. The Bacillus Calmette-Guerin vaccine is used for immunisation against what?
    Tuberculosis 
  7. If an insect is micropterous it has small or reduced what: Eyes; Legs; Wings; or Ears?
  8. Who was the father of British King James ll?
    King Charles l
  9. French farmer's wife, Marie Harel, reputedly invented which cheese in 1791?
    Camembert
  10. The Bell Rock Lighthouse, said to be the oldest surviving offshore lighthouse in the world, lies off the coast of which European country?
    Scotland
  11. Who wrote the 1899 poem/song lyrics 'The Absented-Minded Beggar', set to music and used to raise money for British Boer War soldiers?
    Rudyard Kipling 
  12. Oster-monath was the Anglo Saxon name for which month of the year?
    April
  13. Which artist's studio was known as The Factory?
    Andy Warhol
  14. In meteorology, okta is a unit or meaurement of what?
  15. A hazzan, or chazzan, leads the congregation in songful prayer in which religion?
    Jewish
  16. In June 1935, which well-known but discreet support organization was founded by William G Wilson and Dr Robert Smith in Akron, Ohio?
    Alcoholics Anonymous
  17. How many vertices does a cube have?
    Eight 
  18. What is the name of the fabric used to cover billiard tables and card tables?
    Baize
  19. Marnie Geneva Doud was the wife of which US president, the country's 34th?
    Dwight D Eisenhower
  20. What geographical feature is shared by the nine nations of Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana?
    The Amazon Rainforest
  21. Medoc is a wine region in which country?
    France
  22. Controversial singer Brian Hugh Warner is better known by which name (also his band name), a combination borrowed from two iconic real American people?
    Marilyn Manson 
  23. In November 2010 billionaire Stanly Ho paid £210,000 for two large examples of what culinary delicacy?
    Truffle 
  24. What type of creature is a Meadow Brown?
    Butterfly
  25. The Itumbiara Dam, on the Paranaiba River, is in which South American country?
    Brazil
  26. After nearly 40 years of TV advertising, what Kimberly-Clark brand replaced a real animal with a CGI (computer generated imagery) in late 2010?
    Andrex 
  27. A statue of which British prime minister stands outside Huddersfield railway station?
    Harold Wilson
  28. What colour is the cross on the national flag of Finland?
    Blue
  29. Which fashion label has a suit called 'Sterling Bilious'?
    Ted Baker
  30. Which fruit is used in the flavouring of the cognac-based liqueur Grand Marnier?
    Orange
  31. What massive effect did these countries experience in the years stated: Thailand 1997; Russia 1998, Brazil 1999, Argentina 2001, and Iceland 2009?
    Economic collapse
  32. Which Cuban dictator was overthrown by Fidel Castro in 1959?
    Batista 
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