General Knowledge Quiz 1155 (20 MCQs)

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1. On 26 December 2004 Aceh in Sumatra, Indonesia, was devastated by what?
2. Eunice Mary Kennedy Shriver (1921-2009), a sister to ex-USA President John F. Kennedy, is widely known for work in what?
3. Which of these is a secular humanitarian-aid non-governmental organisation, created in 1971, best known for its projects in war-torn regions and developing countries facing endemic disease?
4. When did the USA officially enter World War II?
5. Which of these dramas bear no relation to Scotland?
6. Which of the Corrs plays the violin?
7. In which sport might a competitor perform a half Axel?
8. In the James Bond film who played Bond girl Anya Amasova?
9. A Soviet film adaptation of which Shakespearean play, directed by Grigori Kozintsev, with black-and-white photography, a score by Shostakovich and a script based on a translation by Boris Pasternak, was made by Mosfilm in 1971?
10. According to legend, what was the name of Lady Godiva's horse?
11. Where do jelly-like beroe ctenophora live?
12. Which of these was an Irish-born figurative painter of English descent known for his bold, austere, graphic and often tortured imagery such as is found in his paintings called "Head" and the "Screaming Popes" series?
13. Immediately prior to the United States Congress, activated in 1789, the governing body was called what?
14. Audrey Hepburn appeared in which of these classic films?
15. When did the reign of the last king of Greece end?
16. Cricketer W G Grace, a first-class cricketer from 1865 to 1908, was a member of what profession?
17. What is Neil Diamond's real name?
18. Who is associated with the make of car that was used to travel in time in the film "Back To The Future" ?
19. A point chisel, mallet and rasp are tools which are used to create which of these?
20. In North America one species of what, called Magicicada septendecim, lives for 17 years all but a few weeks of which are spent underground?