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General Knowledge Quiz 217 (20 MCQs)

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1. In the 90 years between the 1932 election of a President in France (the last before World War II) and 2022 with the re-election of Emmanuel Macron, how many French Presidents have been in the office for more than one term?
2. Who is the boss of the fictional Inspector Clouseau of the French Sûreté in the "Pink Panther" series of films?
3. In May 2010, a vending machine was installed in the foyer of the prestigious Emirates Palace hotel in Abu Dhabi to dispense what?
4. What is the word for a piece of material that is used to mend a hole in an item of clothing?
5. Which of these entertainments carries the highest rate of catastrophic injuries to female athletes in America?
6. In cricket, what term is used to describe the situation when a batsman is "out" for no score in both innings of the same two-innings match?
7. The traditional song "The Ballad of Chevy Chase" is believed to describe which battle?
8. A type of work produced in the 14th century in Europe and later, often called faience, is characterised by what?
9. As a painter he focussed on intense psychological themes, his famous works including "Madonna" and "Puberty"; one of his works which exists in multiple versions and media is frequently stolen (and recovered), and in 2012 when one version was sold was at the time the most expensive ever sold at open auction. He was Norwegian. Who was he?
10. What does a series of dots above musical notes mean?
11. In which country is the Plateau of the Great Karoo?
12. Macadamia is a type of what?
13. Jim Carrey played which role in the 1995 film "Batman Forever" ?
14. What caused the end of the last kingdom of Italy?
15. Which 17th century English poet is famous for "Paradise Lost", "Paradise Regained" and "Samson Agonistes" ?
16. What amorphous form of graphite or pure carbon is used mainly as a lubricant for machinery?
17. What is the largest and first discovered (by Piazzi at Palermo in 1801) of the minor planets?
18. What role is played by Elizabeth Hurley in the 2000 film "Bedazzled" ?
19. In Britain, a portcullis has been used on whose stationery since 1967?
20. Why was NBA player Kyrie Irving, a player with the Brooklyn Nets and 7-time NBA All-Star, excluded from practising and playing with his team in October 2021?
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