2020 General Knowledge

'Ahh Bisto' is a phrase best associated with which type of British food sauce?

Gravy

 

Which epic fantasy novel is set on the fictional continents of Westeros and Essos?

Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire)

 

Joe Biden served as Vice President of the United States under which President?

Barack Obama

 

If one side of a square is ten centimetres long, what is the circumference?

40 cm

 

The common phrase 'down and out' meaning beaten is taken from which sport?

Boxing

 

'Heart of Darkness' is an 1899 novel by which British author?

Joseph Conrad

 

'Hypersonic Missiles' was a 2019 UK number one album from which solo artist?

Sam Fender

 

In ballet, which 'A' is a move where the body is supported on one leg with the other leg extended directly behind the body?

Arabesque

 

How many runs does a batsman score in Cricket when the ball crosses the boundary rope without touching the floor?

Six

 

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus became the head of which United Nations agency in 2017?

WHO (World Health Organisation)