2020 General Knowledge

 

In August 2017, French football club Paris St-Germain broke the world record fee for which player signed from Barcelona?

Neymar

 

In food, which ‘C’ are toasted pieces of bread fried in butter, often eaten with soup?

Croutons

 

Mark Calloway is the real name of which legendary WWE wrestler?

a) Hulk Hogan b) The Undertaker c) Ultimate Warrior

b) The Undertaker

 

In 1800, the capital of the USA was transferred to Washington DC from which city?

Philadelphia

 

The Officer Training School for which branch of the British military is located at Sandhurst?

The Army

 

Which country has the world’s longest coastline?

Canada

 

In which year did Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia?

a) 1991 b) 1992 c) 1993

c) 1993

 

Which London maze was constructed for William and Mary in 1690?

Hampton Court

 

The rock band Nerf Herder wrote and performed the theme tune for which 1990s teen drama?

a) Buffy the Vampire Slayer b) Charmed c) Vampire Diaries

a) Buffy the Vampire Slayer

 

Michael Fallon, Gavin Williamson and Penny Mordaunt all held which position within the British Government between 2014 and 2019?

Secretary of State for Defence