General Knowledge Quiz 1081 (20 MCQs)

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1. The Banks children are characters in which film?
2. The origins of which country can be traced to the forming of a defensive league by Uri, Schwyz and Lower Unterwalden in 1521?
3. In popular demographic parlance, what does the acronym "WASP" stand for?
4. Pashto has been the official language of which country since 1936?
5. Which animated musical film was directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard, co-directed by Charise Castro Smith (in her feature directorial debut), produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released in 2021?
6. To where are the Nenets people native?
7. Where are hammers, dampers and keys most likely to be found together?
8. Graphic representation of a formula containing two variables one of which is the reciprocal of the other, is a what?
9. Kinematics is the study of what?
10. Initially a lawyer, he served his monarch as English ambassador to France (where he witnessed the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre), and then as principal secretary, a position (later known as Secretary of State) which he held for 17 years. Who was he?
11. Which of these animals can be found in the Kalahari Desert?
12. Which of these work for the Crime Scene Investigation division in Miami?
13. What are "La donna รจ mobile", "Celeste Aida", "Una furtiva lagrima" and "E lucevan le stelle" ?
14. Elk Island National Park, Wood Buffalo National Park, and the Columbia Icefield are in which Canadian province?
15. What is the name for an eagle's nest?
16. In the books by the Rev. W. V. Awdry and the UK TV series first broadcast in 1984 with Ringo Starr as storyteller, how many wheels does Thomas the Tank Engine have?
17. Which of these is a 1949 "film noir" starring Franchot Tone, Jean Wallace & Marc Lawrence, with cameo appearances by Marlene Dietrich, Henry Fonda, John Garfield, Burgess Meredith & Everett Sloane?
18. Who made the British singles charts for the first time in 1964, backed by her band "The Luvvers" ?
19. What relish originating in the Far East, is prepared from sweet fruits, to which acidulous flavours, hot seasoning, peppers and spices are added?
20. Formula 1 driver Ayrton Senna died while leading the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix at which motor racing circuit?