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General Knowledge Quiz 142 (20 MCQs)

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1. Ball, fork and sheet are all types of what?
2. The TV series "Torchwood" (2006-2011) is a spin-off from which other series?
3. What condition, often painful especially when standing or walking, is most common in the legs, because of higher blood pressure there when standing?
4. A tropical plant that grows several feet high with a large fleshy root containing an acrid milk juice, poisonous in its natural form, produces from the juice when extracted under pressure and purified, a staple foodstuff called what?
5. In what year was the first demonstration of a helicopter lifting itself organised by Louis Breguet and Professor Richet?
6. What are the first names of Torville and Dean, who were the highest ever scoring figure skaters for a single programme at the 1984 Winter Olympics?
7. Which river falls over the Angel Falls, Venezuela, the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall?
8. The IATF (formed in 2016 in Canada) and the WATL (formed in 2017 by Canada, USA, Brazil and Ireland) organise world championships in what sport?
9. "A Whiter Shade of Pale", released 12 May 1967, was the debut song by which band?
10. The 12th century Welsh cleric Geoffrey of Monmouth is known for his writings on what?
11. In the Middle Ages, what were "hauskarls" ?
12. Which military academy was established in 1802 on the Hudson River, USA?
13. What are the Russian steppes?
14. Which band had a hit record in 1980 with "London Calling" ?
15. The songs "I'm Free", "Sensation", "We're Not Gonna Take It" and "Sally Simpson" are from which album by The Who?
16. The rights to which book, begun in 1768 by William Smellie and completed in 1771 and continually revised, were bought by Sears, Roebuck of Chicago, Illinois, USA in 1920?
17. Who is referred to by the "Ig" in Ig Nobel prizes?
18. Which of these is a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Jim Steinman, which was based on a 1961 film?
19. In Swansea, Wales, UK, what public service closed in 1961 after being open in various forms since 1807, when it was the first of its kind at that time to be put in service?
20. What type of instrument is a "celeste" ?
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