General Knowledge Quiz 1070 (20 MCQs)

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1. What was name of the last British monarch from the House of Hanover?
2. What is Whitcombe Judson credited with inventing in 1893?
3. In 2005 Karina Hollekim performed what, the first woman to do so?
4. Wilhelm von Humboldt, Robert Cawdrey, Joseph Wright and James A Murray were all famous what?
5. Which of these is a European capital on the River Spree?
6. What has been a feature of the skies in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, for over a week in early October since 1972?
7. What is a statement or group of statements that leads to a contradiction or a situation which defies intuition?
8. The symptoms for which poisoning include violent stomach pains, retching, excessive saliva production, vomiting, a sense of dryness and tightness in the throat, thirst, hoarseness, difficulty of speech, diarrhea, clammy sweats and delirium?
9. Where could springs be found in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA?
10. Where were the more than 4, 000 years old Tarim mummies excavated in the 20th century?
11. In about 1000 CE, it is believed that explorer Leif Ericson discovered North America and named it what?
12. Maria Theresa (1717-1780) is associated with which of these countries?
13. Burt Munro set the current land speed record for motorcycles under 1000cc in 1967 on what make of motorcycle?
14. Which well-known singer, dancer, actor, and choreographer caught the eye of The Jacksons as choreographer (and performer) with The Laker Girls?
15. Where is the native habitat of the bonobo, or "pygmy" chimpanzee?
16. Who left the satiric poem "Don Juan" unfinished after his death in 1824?
17. Which city, established in 1849 as a protective Army outpost situated on a bluff overlooking the Trinity River, is the home of a NASCAR track called The Texas Motor Speedway?
18. Until 1869 where was the city known as Edo?
19. Which of these animals is native to South America?
20. What was INSTEX, established 31 January 2019, designed to ease?