General Knowledge Quiz 11 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which of these films was set in the Vietnam War?
2. Which of these neighbours Egypt?
3. What part of a person's body does dysmenorrhea affect?
4. According to a song by Billy Idol "It's a nice day for a white ..... " what?
5. Bill Clinton is fairly fluent in which language other than English?
6. Marie Curie named which element in homage to her homeland?
7. The course for which of these sports might contain a "hairpin bend" ?
8. How long was the Hundred Years' War, fought between England and France in the 14th and 15th centuries?
9. In September 2009, where was it proposed to castrate paedophiles?
10. A film pitched to Ealing Studios in 1944 (towards the end of WW II), filmed partly in Switzerland and Norway, and released in 1948 starring John Mills and co-written by his wife, novelist Mary Hayley Bell, concerned which notable British person?
11. What are Memphis Minnie, Bessie Smith and Ma Rainey most well-known for?
12. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Lee Chang-hwan of Korea broke the Olympic Record with a score of 117 points (though he didn't win a medal for it) in what sport?
13. Argentina encouraged a massive wave of immigration from Europe starting in 1857; between then and 1940 people from which country formed the bulk of the influx?
14. In 2016, the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced what new award, to be presented at every Olympic Games, the inaugural presentation being made at the 2016 Summer Olympics?
15. Which of these is a man?
16. What is the literal translation of "Ave Maria" ?
17. Morgan Tsvangirai was a politician in which of these countries?
18. What actor co-created and portrays the fictional character Alan Partridge?
19. Who were Origen of Alexandria and Tertullian of Carthage?
20. The Southfork Ranch featured in which TV series?