General Knowledge Quiz 1051 (20 MCQs)

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1. What series of toys, aimed at little girls, was released by Hasbro in 1983?
2. What originated as a French folk dance, notated in 4/4 or 2/2 time at moderate tempo, with a distinctive rhythmic feature, as phrases begin in the middle of the bar (on the third quarter note), creating a half-measure upbeat?
3. The television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997-2003), "Firefly" (2002) and which other series were created or co-created by screenwriter, director, producer, comic book writer, and composer Joss Whedon?
4. The discovery that determined the amino acid sequence of insulin and numerous other proteins was made in what decade?
5. The game Ticket to Ride involves what kind of transport?
6. Which first-person interactive long-form game, designed for VR, explores a morally ambiguous organization as two individuals from contrasting perspectives?
7. What was one of the effects of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact in 1939?
8. For what is the CPSA the governing body?
9. In what field is the term "obduction" usually used?
10. How did competitors dress in early classical Olympic Games?
11. Which of these palaces has the largest floor area?
12. Where is the Mose Project, construction work on which began in 2003, being carried out?
13. What programme would feature James May, Richard Hammond, and Jeremy Clarkson as presenters?
14. Which driver won the most races in the A1GP championship in its first 3 years (2005-06, 2006-07 & 2007-08)?
15. The 1912 invention of the mechanical or artificial what, triggered development of the commercial form of a highly popular sport which happens on what are usually oval tracks?
16. What does "anadromous" describe?
17. Which could be the name of a dish whose ingredients are powdered grain, processed cow blood, undeveloped bird embryo and fluid, rain, and ground various meats in (sometimes mock) intestines, which is baked in adipose tissue from a pig?
18. The "artisanal know-how and culture of baguette bread" was included in November 2022 by UNESCO in its list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. "Baguette" also means which?
19. What was the name of the Roman road that stretched from Dover, Kent, almost to Shrewsbury, Shropshire, a distance of 322 km (200 miles)?
20. The South African artist William Kentridge articulates concerns of post-Apartheid South Africa using what media?