General Knowledge Quiz 1022 (20 MCQs)

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1. Of what country was Makeda, beloved of King Solomon of t he United Monarchy in Israel, reputed to have been Queen?
2. What American Indian word was used to describe the first international Boy Scout rally held at Olympia, London, in 1920?
3. What were Operation Pointblank, Operation Overlord, Operation Fortitude, Operation Neptune and Operation Quicksilver?
4. In England, Dick Turpin (1706-39), Claude Duval (1643-70) and John Nevison (1639-84) were well known as what?
5. Netflix's first live global streaming event was of what event(s) or production?
6. A cravat is worn on which part of the body?
7. What type of rock is formed by the solidification of molten magma?
8. Which of these songs is from the musical Annie?
9. In the BBC TV soap-opera EastEnders, who was the murderer of character Archie Mitchell?
10. Where is the Thar Desert?
11. What chemical compound of 1 carbon and 4 hydrogen atoms is the simplest alkane, and the principal component of natural gas?
12. What is the name of the waterway that connects the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean via Loch Ness?
13. Which instrument, with a range of around 4 octaves, has its lowest string tuned to G below middle C, with the others tuned in fifths?
14. Which of these British horse races is run earliest in the year?
15. What is the positive male principle in Taoist philosophy?
16. What did blues singer B.B. King call his guitar?
17. The film "The Gospel of Us", record label Feral Records, the Raindance Film Festival, the Royal Mail's Mythical Creatures stamps, the children's book "Crazy Hair", and "The Fat Duck Cookbook" have what in common?
18. Where are the literary characters of Panurge and the god Gaster found?
19. Tophat and steelbone are types of what?
20. Which US president was a swimming instructor and lifeguard in Illinois?