General Knowledge Quiz #434

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  1. American Jim Yong Kim was appointed head of which international organization in April 2012?
  2. A 'silk' is an informal term for what prestigious grade of profession?
  3. In 2012 which one of these politicians competed in the stated event: Ed Balls - Marathon; Angela Merkel - Triathlon; Barack Obama - Bunjee Jump; or Nicolas Sarkozy - Tour de France?
  4. In which city's famous vast indoor market did a James Bond film motorcycle stunt-rider crash accidentally through a 330-year old shop-front in 2012?
  5. To which country did Amazon move its European HQ in 2006?
  6. Which controversial publisher of unauthorised secret information hosted a new Russian TV show in Spring 2012?
  7. Terrence Rattigan's famous dramatised true story of the wrongfully alleged theft of a five-shilling postal order is called The (What?) Boy?
  8. Incumbent means: Tax-avoiding; Position-holder; Hotel guest; or Guilty?
  9. Italian for angry, what is the pasta sauce of garlic, tomatoes, and red chili cooked in olive oil?
  10. Artist Scott King's partly ironic 2012 proposal (protesting at 'idiot-sized public works of art') for a 300ft gold statue at Southend on Sea, Essex UK, close to the legendary Kursaal ballroom and amusement centre, featured what iconic Canvey Island entertainer: Engelbert Humperdinck; Lee Brilleaux; Noel Edmonds; or Mr Blobby?
  11. What is the largest city by population in the world (at 2012, according to 'core districts' definition of city or equivalent)?
  12. Name the African-American revolutionary organization founded in the US in 1966 by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale?
  13. What historic bicycle company introduced the children's Chopper bike in the 1970s?
  14. SNCF is the state railway group of which country?
  15. City University London's Cass School specialises in: Fashion; Theatre; Medicine; or Business?
  16. India's national emblem features three prominent: Tigers; Peacocks; Elephants or Lions?
  17. Heddon Street, off Regent Street, London, provided the location for what David Bowie album cover?
  18. Which country's leader, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, announced in 2012 the effective nationalisation of local oil assets owned by Spanish corporation Repsol?
  19. Name Irvine Welsh's best selling 1993 novel about heroin addiction?
  20. Where do little-understood bony lumps called 'tori' form in the human body?

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  1. American Jim Yong Kim was appointed head of which international organization in April 2012?
    World Bank
  2. A 'silk' is an informal term for what prestigious grade of profession?
    Queen's Counsel
  3. In 2012 which one of these politicians competed in the stated event: Ed Balls - Marathon; Angela Merkel - Triathlon; Barack Obama - Bunjee Jump; or Nicolas Sarkozy - Tour de France?
    Ed Balls - Marathon 
  4. In which city's famous vast indoor market did a James Bond film motorcycle stunt-rider crash accidentally through a 330-year old shop-front in 2012?
    Instanbul 
  5. To which country did Amazon move its European HQ in 2006?
    Luxembourg
  6. Which controversial publisher of unauthorised secret information hosted a new Russian TV show in Spring 2012?
    Julian Assange 
  7. Terrence Rattigan's famous dramatised true story of the wrongfully alleged theft of a five-shilling postal order is called The (What?) Boy?
    Winslow 
  8. Incumbent means: Tax-avoiding; Position-holder; Hotel guest; or Guilty?
    Position-holder 
  9. Italian for angry, what is the pasta sauce of garlic, tomatoes, and red chili cooked in olive oil?
    Arrabbiata
  10. Artist Scott King's partly ironic 2012 proposal (protesting at 'idiot-sized public works of art') for a 300ft gold statue at Southend on Sea, Essex UK, close to the legendary Kursaal ballroom and amusement centre, featured what iconic Canvey Island entertainer: Engelbert Humperdinck; Lee Brilleaux; Noel Edmonds; or Mr Blobby?
    Lee Brilleaux 
  11. What is the largest city by population in the world (at 2012, according to 'core districts' definition of city or equivalent)?
    Shanghai 
  12. Name the African-American revolutionary organization founded in the US in 1966 by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale?
    Black Panther Party 
  13. What historic bicycle company introduced the children's Chopper bike in the 1970s?
    Raleigh
  14. SNCF is the state railway group of which country?
    France 
  15. City University London's Cass School specialises in: Fashion; Theatre; Medicine; or Business?
    Business 
  16. India's national emblem features three prominent: Tigers; Peacocks; Elephants or Lions?
    Lions
  17. Heddon Street, off Regent Street, London, provided the location for what David Bowie album cover?
    The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars 
  18. Which country's leader, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, announced in 2012 the effective nationalisation of local oil assets owned by Spanish corporation Repsol?
    Argentina
  19. Name Irvine Welsh's best selling 1993 novel about heroin addiction?
    Trainspotting
  20. Where do little-understood bony lumps called 'tori' form in the human body?
    Mouth 
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