General Knowledge Quiz 1110 (20 MCQs)

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1. In 1954, the US Department of Defence established what song as the official musical tribute to the president of the USA?
2. What did the US penny, or cent, carry on its obverse when it was first minted in its current form in 1909?
3. What most characterises mime performers?
4. What is the name of the bay on the shore of which Rio de Janeiro sits?
5. Who won most medals at the 2018 Winter Olympics?
6. Which highly contagious infection causes a roughening of the inner surface of the eyelids, which can lead to blindness?
7. The Walt Disney animated 1949 feature "The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad" is based on "The Wind in the Willows" by Kenneth Grahame and which other work?
8. On which island are 16 of Japan's 20 largest cities and Mount Fuji?
9. Which among these is the Zomia area considered to include?
10. Most South America countries export titanium, used in multiple applications worldwide including in strong, lightweight alloys for aerospace (jet engines, missiles, and spacecraft); which of those countries exports most (in $ value)?
11. Which of these went to the aid of the "Titanic" as she was sinking?
12. Who provided the voice of "Charlie" for Charlie's Angels in the original TV series and the films made in 2000 and 2003?
13. Which Olympic Games were the first to be telecast worldwide?
14. What characterises the soil known as peat?
15. What make of guitar did blues musician B.B. King usually play?
16. Pistol and Boo, who became internationally famous in 2015, were what?
17. Apollo Creed is the enemy of whom?
18. Which of these is a double-reed instrument with a range of over 3 1/2 octaves?
19. Which of these comes closest to the meaning of the French phrase "Haute cuisine" ?
20. Where was Ingrid Bergman born?