General Knowledge Quiz 125 (20 MCQs)

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1. The final of which sport at the 1900 Olympics in Paris attracted 6, 000 spectators, the largest crowd at any event at that Olympics?
2. Which music dance band founded (in 2004) and fronted by Natalie Horler represented their country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in MalmΓΆ, Sweden?
3. If a Greek person calls "Eureka" what are they saying?
4. Who signed and issued the Emancipation Proclamation in the USA on New Year's day 1863?
5. Which sport that started in physical education classes for young children, where the main objective is to eliminate all members of the opposing team by hitting them with thrown balls, catching a ball thrown by one of them, or forcing them outside the court boundaries, has had an International Federation since 1994?
6. Complete the title of a book by Doctor Benjamin Spock: "The Common Sense Book of ..... "?
7. Tom Jones sang the theme song to which James Bond film, released in 1965?
8. Which doctor first explained the circulation of the blood in 1628?
9. Which is a close synonym for "egregious" ?
10. Which of these men is associated with the make of car Aston Martin?
11. What is the name of a popular technique for rescuing someone from severe choking?
12. What is an essential ingredient of a game of water polo?
13. What exceptional object/s was or were found in 1891, estimated to date from between 200 and 300 BCE, in a peat bog near Gundestrup in Denmark?
14. Which of these is known as the accent for someone born within the sound of London's Bow bells, particularly from London's East End?
15. Which of these wedding anniversaries is the earliest?
16. What is the country of origin of the cheese called "feta" ?
17. Who is behind the title of R.E.M.'s 1993 hit song "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?"
18. Which 19th century Russian novelist wrote "Crime and Punishment", "The Idiot", "The Possessed", "The Brothers Karamazov" and "The House of the Dead" ?
19. In 1690 Jacob Bernoulli became the first European to do what?
20. Who was the first of these to become US President?