General Knowledge Quiz 1085 (20 MCQs)

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1. Singer Katie Melua is a naturalised British subject. Where was she born?
2. Which of these tunes is from the 1937 animated Disney movie "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" ?
3. Who was a British political reformer, writer and politician, noted for her long-standing championship of the Single Transferable Vote system of elections who is the author (1974) of "How Democracies Vote", a standard reference work on electoral systems?
4. The Volga Delta, at the mouth of the Volga River, is on the shore of what?
5. The volcanic Gaua Island is part of what Pacific country?
6. Complete the title of this James Bond film: "Diamonds Are ..... ''?
7. Vocal music in mediaeval Christian Latin liturgy is often called what kind of chant?
8. Who was the main character in the Who's rock opera "Tommy", the boy traumatised by the murder of his mother's lover?
9. Which Irish-born novelist wrote the satire "Gulliver's Travels" ?
10. What is korma?
11. What name was given to the original owner of the skull found in Sussex in 1911 that was believed at the time to be from one of the oldest human race in Europe?
12. For someone on a gluten-free diet, which of these would be a possible ingredient in a meal?
13. What is the symbol for a 30th wedding anniversary?
14. The young female animal called a filly is what type of animal?
15. The coasts of which two countries are farthest apart?
16. What was the first National lottery held in England intended to raise money for?
17. Cocona, aguaje, bacaba, acai, maracuya and camu camu are fruit crops native to what area?
18. Which people(s) are believed to have been the first to import metal artefacts and, possibly, use woven fabric in the British Isles?
19. Which of these is a branch of health care devoted to the study, diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the foot, ankle and lower leg?
20. Where is the Palazzo Farnese (the Farnese Palace), in which, in Puccini's opera "Tosca", the heroine confronts Scarpia, the malevolent Chief of Police?