General Knowledge Quiz 174 (20 MCQs)

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1. In what form were the tombs of the rulers in Kush in Nubia in the 8th century BCE and later?
2. For which two films has Michael Caine won Oscars?
3. What is the art of decorating materials with marks resulting from the controlled application of a heated object?
4. In March 2021 the International Olympics Committee (IOC) enabled athletes from which country to compete at the Tokyo Summer Olympics (rescheduled from 2020) provided it was under a neutral flag instead of the flag of their own country?
5. What is the world's only alpine parrot?
6. The Irrawaddy, Chindwin and Sittaung Rivers run north to south in which country?
7. What colour is the cross on the flag of Switzerland?
8. How long, to the nearest mile, is an Olympic marathon?
9. Which is true of the 332nd Fighter Group of the US Army Air Corps, popularly known as "The Tuskegee Airmen", who fought in World War II?
10. Which Olympics saw observing environmental and sustainability issues become a criterion for the building of the venues?
11. John Donne is famous for which of these quotations?
12. In darts, what is the name of the line behind which the throwing player must stand?
13. Who, when discussing the power of a lever, is reputed to have said "give me but one firm place on which to stand and I will move the earth" ?
14. Which of these was painted first?
15. What is the term used to describe the collection of flowers in species that have more than one flower on an axis (sometimes called "composite flowers" ?
16. To what scientist was the line "Don't let me catch anyone talking about the Universe in my department" attributed?
17. What was the mission of the two Voyager spacecraft sent into space in 1977?
18. The Eurasian and North American tectonic plates lie beside one another under which island?
19. Which of these is most likely to come "face to face" with a polar bear in its native territory?
20. Which of these is a wine descriptor often associated with Pinot Noir dominated-Champagne to indicate the sense of yeasty or bread dough aroma and flavours?