General Knowledge Quiz 1189 (20 MCQs)

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1. The Second Revolution, or Trois Glorieuses, in France in 1830 led to the overthrow of the restored Bourbon monarchy and to what?
2. Denver, Colorado, USA calls itself what?
3. The Superclásico is contested between Boca Juniors and River Plate in Buenos Aires, in what sport?
4. The American War of Independence began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and how many British colonies in North America?
5. Who was the chief deity of the Romans, the equivalent to the Greeks' Zeus?
6. Which of these novelists is not American?
7. Which American physician and associate professor of bacteriology conducted the first field trials of a safe and effective vaccine against polio in 1952?
8. What is a "passion play" about?
9. Who wrote the music for the 1879 comic opera The Pirates of Penzance patter song "I am the very model of a modern Major-General" ?
10. What musical instruments does a luthier work with?
11. Which was the last year the Isle of Man TT was a round of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing season?
12. Which TV series follows Simon Baker as Patrick Jane, an independent consultant for the California Bureau of Investigation in Sacramento, California, who solves serious crimes by using his skills of observation?
13. In France, which of these establishments specialises in selling meat?
14. Calista Flockhart became engaged to whom in February 2009?
15. Which western country was the first to extend the right to vote in national elections to women?
16. Ashley Jensen played Maggie Jacobs in which TV series?
17. What is the William Webb Ellis Cup awarded for?
18. Director of Birmingham Royal Ballet, principal guest artist of The Royal Ballet from 2003, and international guest and touring artist until retirement as a dancer in 2015-who is the artist?
19. As of April 2010, who was the wealthiest person in the world?
20. Which of these is an example of an "anthropoid" ?