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General Knowledge Quiz 230 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which comic strip written and illustrated by Bill Watterson, first run from 1985 to 1995, follows the antics of a precocious six-year-old boy and his sardonic stuffed tiger?
2. In pursuing what sport are participants most likely to have the following equipment:anemometer, compass, hygrometer, tripod, cell phone (GPS-enabled), Doppler On Wheels?
3. According to J. R. R. Tolkien the term "hobbit" in his books was derived from two Old English words meaning what?
4. The Greek mathematician, mystic and scientist Pythagoras is best known for the Pythagorean theorem, which concerns what?
5. What strait connects the Gulf of Venezuela and Lake Maracaibo?
6. In 1187 AD Jerusalem was captured, for the last time for over 40 years, by which forces?
7. What fishing method used to catch salmon, mackerel and kingfish, involves drawing one or more fishing lines, baited with lures or bait fish, through the water?
8. In Christian chronology when is the 'Feast of Stephen'?
9. Where was the war that began in 1998 and sometimes referred to as the "African World War", that has been called the world's deadliest conflict since World War II, with 5.4 million people killed?
10. Which is the missing country in the sequence:Angola, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon?
11. What instrument is used to measure the specific gravity (or relative density) of liquids such as beer and wine?
12. Where is "The Self-Transcendence 3100 mile race", the world's longest certified footrace according to its organisers, which is held annually June-August?
13. What was the name of the animated anglepoise lamp which became a symbol of Pixar?
14. Which of these are two former members of The Beatles that lived into the 21st century?
15. Gene Hackman did not appear with Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder in which of the "Superman" film series released between 1978 and 1987?
16. How is the succession determined in the only current absolute monarchy in Africa?
17. Dartmoor Prison in England re-opened in 1851 as a civilian prison to take prisoners who would previously have been transported. What was used as an experiment for the new prison system?
18. How many red stripes are there on the flag of the U S A?
19. From 1894 to 1960, all of the Mosquito Coast was part of which country?
20. Which of these is an endocrine gland about the size of a pea and weighing 0.5 g (0.02 oz.), a protrusion off the bottom of the hypothalamus at the base of the brain that rests in a small, bony cavity (sella turcica)?
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