General Knowledge Quiz 1161 (20 MCQs)

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1. Of the 12 Winter Olympics between 1924 and 1976 inclusive, how many were held outside of Europe?
2. When was UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency) established?
3. Which of these is a line from the 1950 film "Sunset Boulevard" ?
4. Who plays Dalton Russell, who tells why he is in a cell, in the 2006 film "Inside Man" ?
5. What instrument was musician and composer Wayne Shorter known for playing?
6. A Hawaiian pizza is topped with ham and what else?
7. When were the first commercially available wingsuits for skydiving made?
8. Which political party won victories in the Canadian governments of Alberta in 1935 and British Columbia in 1952?
9. In the 2016 spoof online video by President Barack Obama about his impending retirement from the post who is one of the people he discusses it with?
10. The "African Surface", which covers large parts of Africa, is an example of what?
11. In which city did Popes officially reside from 1309 to 1378?
12. From 1988 to 1991 The Traveling Wilburys were active as a group; who formed the group?
13. The Tri Nations Championship played between South Africa, New Zealand and Australia, was in what sport?
14. Telly Savalas played Theo Kojak in a TV series that first aired from 1973 to 1978. What confectionery is associated with the character?
15. What form of art is characterised by depicting objects by a rectangular or geometric treatment of their forms?
16. Twitch.tv, where people can among other things watch gamers playing online, was generated by what other site?
17. One well-known spider in the genus of jumping spiders is named ..... ?
18. What is a theremin?
19. Which of these is not one of the United Arab Emirates?
20. What was the last royal capital of the Burmese kingdom before its annexation by the British in 1885 when King Thibaw and Queen Supayalat were exiled after the Third Anglo-Burmese War?