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General Knowledge Quiz 132 (20 MCQs)

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1. Where is the "Scenic Railway", built in 1911, the oldest continually-operating roller coaster in the world, and one of only two in existence that require a brakeman to stand in the middle of the train?
2. The book "71/2 Cents" (publ.1953) by Richard Bissell was the basis for which musical?
3. What distinguishes Hawaii from other USA states?
4. The wine "Beaujolais nouveau" is released annually on which day?
5. Who, in 1983, was named the top-selling author in the world by the Guinness Book of World Records?
6. Who was the Bulgarian dissident poisoned with ricin when jabbed in the leg with an umbrella on Waterloo Bridge, London, on 7 September 1978?
7. The Owl and the Pussycat sailed away to the land where what grows?
8. Which of these was the first to record the now popularised and much-recorded 1913 song "You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It)" ?
9. Which of these is a French national emblem, an allegory of Liberty and Reason?
10. What is a "samoyed" ?
11. Who became president of the Mormons in 1847, organised settlement of the Mormons in Utah 1847 and founded Salt Lake City?
12. What is caratage?
13. The second longest river in China, the Yellow River, is known locally as what?
14. What sport is sometimes played by two teams of players in a space 60 feet by 40 feet?
15. Traditionally, to whom would one go to buy cloth?
16. What 2005 film, directed by Ang Lee, was based on a short story by Annie Proulx?
17. Who is Joseph Alois Ratzinger?
18. Whose stories included "Cetywayo and His White Neighbours", "She", and "King Solomon's Mines" ?
19. On 22 April 1990 Jim Henson gave one of his last performances as Kermit the Frog in which TV show?
20. In 2002, Sergey Karjakin from the Ukraine became the world's youngest chess Grandmaster at what age?
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