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General Knowledge Quiz 19 (20 MCQs)

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1. What is a tabular display of the chemical elements, the invention of which is generally credited to Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev in 1869, who intended the table to illustrate recurring trends in the properties of the elements?
2. Which was the 2013 sci-fi film which scored an Oscar for Best Director and starred Sandra Bullock and George Clooney?
3. Which of these is a musical expression?
4. From 1618 the Thirty Years War between Catholic and Protestant countries in the Holy Roman Empire, in 1632 became a fight between the Hapsburgs and Spain on one side against who on the other?
5. The "Missouri Compromise" allowed which state to join the USA in 1820 to balance the admission of Missouri?
6. In the United Kingdom and Crown Dependencies an annual television licence fee is charged to households, businesses, schools etc; there is an exemption for households where at least one member is over what age?
7. Who was arrested and imprisoned in the Tower of London for aiding the escape of Bonnie Prince Charlie after the Battle of Culloden to Portree, Skye and thence to Glam on the island of Raasay?
8. Who created the comic strip "The Wizard of Id" ?
9. Who emerged as the top Chinese Communist leader during the "Long March" in 1934?
10. Michelangelo's famous frescoes are on the ceiling of what area of the Vatican?
11. Life on Mars, the popular UK TV series from BBC Wales 2006-7, with UK sequel and spin-offs in the USA, Spain and Russia, was earlier declined by the BBC for what reason?
12. What is the name of a Japanese dish consisting of noodles and broth?
13. Which computer game takes place in Liberty City, Vice City and San Andreas, which suffer from rampant crime, feuding between crime syndicates, random acts of violence from street gangs, organized thievery and murder, and corrupt city officials and police?
14. On what does the cast of Andrew Lloyd Weber's musical "Starlight Express" perform?
15. What was the nickname of tennis star John McEnroe?
16. What word is applied to someone who is equally capable with both hands?
17. Since 2014 where has the UK documentary series "24 Hours in A & E" been set?
18. What does "sieg" mean in the Nazi salute of "sieg heil" ?
19. In what type of communication is the phrase "over and out" (mistakenly) said to be a correct response?
20. In wine tasting, what term is used to describe the tracks of liquid that cling to the sides of a glass after the contents have been swirled, which is often said to be related to the alcohol or glycerol content?
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