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General Knowledge Quiz 186 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which of these is a tropical bird with long toes and claws that enables it to walk on floating vegetation?
2. Two national roles, first established in England in 1946 with the appointment of Walter Winterbottom, were in what sport?
3. In Scandinavian folklore what creatures have evil powers and malevolent dispositions?
4. Born Eleanora Fagan, and later nicknamed Lady Day, by which name was this singer better known?
5. Which of these is not one of four facilities operated by Space for Life (the successor, in 2011, to the Montreal Nature Museum)?
6. What is 7 in binary?
7. What was one of the dominant characteristics of the British software company Freelance Programmers, later Xansa, formed in 1962.
8. What part of New York City is named for Catherine of Braganza?
9. In 2010, UNESCO inscribed what, as a living human heritage element of eleven countries?
10. David Ben-Gurion became Prime Minister of the provisional government of which newly created country on 15 May 1948?
11. What 2002 film starred Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley and Jonathan Rhys Myers?
12. Which English composer, whose work was influenced by folk song and the music of the 16th century, wrote "London Symphony", "Pilgrim's Progress" and "Sinfonia Antarctica" ?
13. This was used first as a spice by the Chinese, throughout the Middle Ages and the Renaissance in Europe, and was still popular in the 18th century as an ingredient in hot chocolate; what was it?
14. Which of these animals does not provide the raw material for cat gut?
15. Which of these was the last to win an Oscar for Best Picture?
16. What is the nationality of Mohammed Al Fayed, who sold the department store Harrods Knightsbridge to Qatar Holdings in 2010?
17. What is the sauce made from meat juice after cooking?
18. Bishops and knights feature in what game?
19. "Rosmersholm", "The Wild Duck" and "The Lady from the Sea" are the first plays of which playwright's late period?
20. What was the name given in England to the ringing, introduced by William the Conqueror, of a bell at sunset or 8pm in winter as a signal to extinguish fires and lights?
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