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General Knowledge Quiz 185 (20 MCQs)

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1. Who became president of the Islamic Republic of Iran in August 2005?
2. A "limp chimp blimp" is what figure of speech?
3. In the late 18th century, Pennsylvania built a presidential palace in a futile effort to have Philadelphia made the permanent national capital. What happened to it?
4. Which musical instrument was brought to international attention by its use to signify one of the characters in the soundtrack of a 1966 film also containing whistling and yodelling?
5. How far are the early effects of a myocardial infarction often felt?
6. Who wrote the book "In His Own Write", published in March 1964, and the follow up, "A Spaniard in the Works", published in June 1965?
7. What placing did Germany, the reigning champions at the time, reach in the 2018 World Cup?
8. What trophy, designed by the Italian designer Silvio Gazzaniga, is 36 cm (14.2 in) high, made of solid 18 carat (75%) gold and weighs 6.175 kg (13.6 lb), with a base containing two layers of semi-precious malachite?
9. Which 1987 thriller film involves a spurned lover killing and boiling a pet rabbit?
10. The playwright famous for plays such as "Arcadia", and "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead", and for screenplays such as "Shakespeare in Love" was born where?
11. Which of these is a flowering plant native to the eastern Mediterranean region and Southwest Asia, known for its flavour which resembles liquorice, fennel and tarragon?
12. What was the function of the Cloaca Maxima in ancient Rome?
13. What is the word for the innermost layer of bark in trees that carries organic nutrients, particularly sucrose, to all parts of the plant?
14. What is the name given to river crossing suitable for vehicles?
15. In mathematical terms what is another name for "exponent" ?
16. Court Philippe Chatrier, which has stands named after Jacques "Toto" Brugnon, Jean Borotra, Henri Cochet, and René Lacoste, is the main court of an international tennis venue in which city?
17. Who said "Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people" ?
18. Which of these describes the children of George W Bush, ex-president of the USA, and his wife Laura?
19. When was the popular Tin Pan Alley love song "By The Light of the Silvery Moon" first performed on stage?
20. In 1950, Isabella Kauakea Yau Yung Aiona became the first native Hawai'ian woman to do what?
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