General Knowledge Quiz 1164 (20 MCQs)

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1. The state of Tabasco, where the sauce gets its name, is in which country?
2. Alsace, Aquitaine, Auvergne, Bourgogne, Bretagne, Limousin and Lorraine are all regions of which country?
3. Who was president of the USA at the outbreak of World War II?
4. The artists Dame Evelyn Glennie, Gareth Farr, Neil Peart and Alexej Gerassimez are internationally known in what field?
5. What is the prevailing climate in Uruguay?
6. Karol Józef Wojtyła reached the high point of his career on 16 October 1978 as what?
7. After Montenegro was admitted in June 2006, how many member nations were there in the United Nations?
8. Which of these is an American author who became known as the "Queen of Lesbian Pulp Fiction", who wrote six novels from 1957 to 1962 known as "The Beebo Brinker Chronicles" ?
9. In 2007, the general assembly of which US state voted to express "profound regret" for its involvement with slavery?
10. What does Nowruz Day celebrate?
11. "Omnibus" is a word for a common form of public transport taken directly from Latin. What does it mean?
12. The Penguin Islands lie off the coast of which country?
13. A musical instruction to treat the piece of music "pizzicato" means to do what?
14. In the acronym PAL, used in the television industry, what does the "P" stand for?
15. What man-made waterway was constructed between 1859 and 1869?
16. Which 16th century dramatist wrote plays for the Earl of Nottingham's company?
17. The woolsack is a seat for the president, the Lord Chancellor, of which group?
18. The pasta called "conchiglie" is in the shape of what?
19. What band released the single "The Importance of Being Idle" in 2005?
20. Mohammad Reza "King of Kings" and "Light of the Aryans" was the second, and the last, monarch of which House to rule within his country?