General Knowledge Quiz 1066 (20 MCQs)

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1. What project started out under the name "Chip Test", and progressed through "Deep Thought" to a name which became more famous internationally in 1997. What was the name?
2. What is the official language of the Togolese Republic?
3. Where do people of the Bantu ethnic group, the southern Mbundu, or Ovimbundu, live?
4. From mid 7th century to at least the late 10th century, the Khazars ruled a major commercial empire where?
5. What did Sepp Blatter do four days after the 2015 elections for FIFA president after which he was declared re-elected president for his fifth term?
6. What is the profession of the title character in the UK TV series "Doc Martin" ?
7. What is the only native venomous spider in New Zealand (that is native only to New Zealand)?
8. Which of these groups was named after the drummer and the bass player?
9. Sudden aphasia is often a symptom of what?
10. Which British political activist campaigned vigorously for Britain to leave the European Union, but after Britain voted to do so in 2016 remained as a member of the European Parliament for another 3 years then campaigned for and won a further term?
11. Why were the 2011 Winter Deaflympics cancelled?
12. What is the name of a device, consisting essentially of two wires of different metals, whereby heat energy may be changed to electrical energy?
13. The two mountain ranges which end the Cordillera Oriental, the Sierra de Perijá and the Cordillera de Mérida, are on either side of what?
14. The Supermarine Spitfires that were used by Britain in World War II were powered by engines from which manufacturer?
15. Who was the Archbishop of Canterbury when women were first ordained as priests into the Church of England?
16. The Ruy Lopez is a recognised opening in what game?
17. Where is the Malleco Viaduct, a railway bridge over the Malleco River Valley?
18. When was Vatican City, the smallest independent sovereign state in the world, established?
19. Who plays Arizona Robbins in the US TV series "Grey's Anatomy" ?
20. Which island or islands lie on or near the Cocos Ridge?