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General Knowledge Quiz 1198 (20 MCQs)

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1. The island of Kos is in which sea?
2. The Matterhorn is on the border of which two countries?
3. Who invented the ferris wheel?
4. Which is a definition of hardwood?
5. Bananas are more likely to be grown in ..... ?
6. What was the "endless screw", credited to Archimedes in the 3rd century BCE, designed to do?
7. Which of these could not be said about Arthur Ashe?
8. Who plays Susan Mayer in the US TV series "Desperate Housewives" ?
9. Which chemist, engineer, and armaments manufacturer invented dynamite and a detonator for it and then founded a longstanding series of world prizes for, among other things, promoting peace?
10. By what name is Paul David Hewson (born 10 May 1960 in Glasnevin, Dublin, Ireland) better known?
11. A 1959 film directed by Billy Wilder and starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon was called "Some Like It ..... '' what?
12. What is the ordinal of one?
13. Which strict Protestant sect preaches the imminent return of Christ to Earth
14. The partition of India, formalised in 1947, was characterised by religious tension and violence between Hindus and people of which other major religious group?
15. How is one vehicle of a funicular railway connected to the other?
16. Women's sailing made its debut as a separate event in which Olympics?
17. The Hollywood sign, a landmark for Mount Lee in Los Angeles, California, originally said what when it was erected in 1923?
18. How many months are there in a decade?
19. To introduce a pear flavour into a dish or drink which is best to use?
20. The ancient Greek Antikythera mechanism, retrieved from a shipwreck in 1901 and believed to date from the first century BCE, is similar to which 18th century mechanism?
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