General Knowledge Quiz 1011 (20 MCQs)

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1. What type of work is Stephen Sondheim usually associated with?
2. The German word "schloss" refers to what?
3. Where in the Americas is the fertile Colchagua Valley?
4. When Denis Potter's "Brimstone and Treacle", originally a TV play starring Michael Kitchen, was made into a film and released in 1982, Kitchen's role was then played by whom?
5. In which country was there a civil war between 1861 and 1865, which was lost by the Confederate forces?
6. Which long-running TV series first aired on UK TV in 1963?
7. Madonna sang over the closing credits of the film "A League of Their Own", which centres on women playing what sport?
8. Which group had hits with "You Really Got Me", "All Day And All Of The Night", "Waterloo Sunset" and "Lola" ?
9. When did the 21st century Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics take place?
10. A lynx called Sjogg was adopted as the mascot for which Olympic Games?
11. "Stationery" refers to what?
12. How many players are most commonly involved in a present-day game of Snakes and Ladders?
13. Which of these pairs are homophones?
14. What is the name of Foyle's driver/protΓ©gΓ© in the UK TV series "Foyle's War" (2002-2015)?
15. Which was the first Olympics to be held in a communist country?
16. "Shock Treatment" was the sequel to which musical?
17. What does pentameter refer to?
18. The convention in the English language which means that there is "mish mash" and "zig zag" and not "mash mish" and "zag zig" is called what?
19. What is the surname of the American father and son actors Lloyd and Beau?
20. What name is given to the individual leaves of grass, gladioli and irises?