General Knowledge Quiz #362

General Knowledge Quiz #362

Questions

1. How many times does the second-hand of an clockwork clock 'tick' (move) while the hour-hand completes one full rotation?
2. The sequel to Fifty Shades of Grey, 'stolen' before its release in 2015, is titled: Fifty; Shades; Grey; or Fifty-one?
3. What activity would you find at Philippe Chatrier, Roland Garros: Surfing; Mountaineering; Tennis; or Rocket-launching?
4. Which king signed the Magna Carta and died in Newark having lost his treasure in the salt marshes of eastern England?
5. The acronum BAME refers to what in matters of discrimination/equal opportunities?
6. All the gold ever mined in global history equates to a cube how high: 20metres; 50metres; 100metres; or 1 kilometre?
7. Which nation, international calling code +90, has a currency divided into 100 kuruş?
8. What is the correct pattern of Microsoft's four-colour/color square matrix logo introduced 2012, starting top-left, clockwise: Blue Red Yellow Green?
9. Fifa's award of World Cup hosting, 2018 and 2022, to which two nations, was subject to criminal investigation in 2015?
10. Since the mid 1900s the world's biggest trade fair for toys and games is hosted annual in: Los Angeles; Moscow; Nuremberg; or Tehran?
11. By adding one letter to a word meaning 'compose', what word is produced which means 'squirm'?
12. The global corporation Merlin, subject of disaster/safety investigations in 2015, operates in the sector of: Aviation; Attractions and theme parks; Magic and clairvoyance; or Ocean cruising?
13. Anna Wintour is globally famous in: Women's soccer; Fashion; Base-jumping; or Competitive pie-eating?
14. The 1974 book Helter Skelter, co-written by lawyer Vincent Bugliosi, recounts whose famous crime: Ronnie Biggs; Charles Manson; Al Capone; Dr Crippen?
15. What are metal rope-fixings on a boat and cyclist's shoes?
16. On which Mediterranean island is the famous nightlife holiday resort of Magaluf?
17. How many one-centimetre-diameter spherical marbles can fit at most into a cube space one metre high: 10,000; 100,000; 1,000,000; or 1,401,611?
18. Which technology corporation launched major music streaming services including Beats1 radio in 2015?
19. What recreational apparatus might be seen as present and past?
20. Hitsville, in Detroit, is the original recording studio of which famous record label?

1. How many times does the second-hand of an clockwork clock 'tick' (move) while the hour-hand completes one full rotation?

   43,200 
2. The sequel to Fifty Shades of Grey, 'stolen' before its release in 2015, is titled: Fifty; Shades; Grey; or Fifty-one?

   Grey
3. What activity would you find at Philippe Chatrier, Roland Garros: Surfing; Mountaineering; Tennis; or Rocket-launching?

   Tennis 
4. Which king signed the Magna Carta and died in Newark having lost his treasure in the salt marshes of eastern England?

   John
5. The acronum BAME refers to what in matters of discrimination/equal opportunities?

   Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic
6. All the gold ever mined in global history equates to a cube how high: 20metres; 50metres; 100metres; or 1 kilometre?

   20metres
7. Which nation, international calling code +90, has a currency divided into 100 kuruş?

   Turkey 
8. What is the correct pattern of Microsoft's four-colour/color square matrix logo introduced 2012, starting top-left, clockwise: Blue Red Yellow Green?

   Red Green Yellow Blue
9. Fifa's award of World Cup hosting, 2018 and 2022, to which two nations, was subject to criminal investigation in 2015?

   Russia and Qatar 
10. Since the mid 1900s the world's biggest trade fair for toys and games is hosted annual in: Los Angeles; Moscow; Nuremberg; or Tehran?

    Nuremberg 
11. By adding one letter to a word meaning 'compose', what word is produced which means 'squirm'?

    Writhe
12. The global corporation Merlin, subject of disaster/safety investigations in 2015, operates in the sector of: Aviation; Attractions and theme parks; Magic and clairvoyance; or Ocean cruising?

    Attractions and theme parks 
13. Anna Wintour is globally famous in: Women's soccer; Fashion; Base-jumping; or Competitive pie-eating?

    Fashion 
14. The 1974 book Helter Skelter, co-written by lawyer Vincent Bugliosi, recounts whose famous crime: Ronnie Biggs; Charles Manson; Al Capone; Dr Crippen?

    Charles Manson 
15. What are metal rope-fixings on a boat and cyclist's shoes?

    Cleats
16. On which Mediterranean island is the famous nightlife holiday resort of Magaluf?

    Majorca 
17. How many one-centimetre-diameter spherical marbles can fit at most into a cube space one metre high: 10,000; 100,000; 1,000,000; or 1,401,611?
18. Which technology corporation launched major music streaming services including Beats1 radio in 2015?

    Apple
19. What recreational apparatus might be seen as present and past?
20. Hitsville, in Detroit, is the original recording studio of which famous record label?

    Motown