General Knowledge Quiz 236 (20 MCQs)

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1. Why are many of the river bridges in Milwaukee, USA, built at an angle?
2. Which district of Los Angeles is the centre of the US film industry?
3. In what country is the port town of Xai-xai, near the mouth of the Limpopo River?
4. The character played by "Mr. T" is from which US TV series?
5. Which river, 210 miles long, whose principal tributaries are the Wye, Avon and Teme, empties into the Bristol channel?
6. Where was the record for the longest professional tennis match broken in 2010 when John Isner & Nicolas Mahut took 11 hours and 5 minutes over a three day period?
7. In what country were measures announced on 22 April 2010 by the Prime Minister to cut consumption of power, affecting the length of the official weekend, signs, government offices, air conditioners, street markets, commercial centres, weddings and wells?
8. After a controversial ballot in 2018 where Nicolรกs Maduro was re-elected President of Venezuela, over 50 governments have recognised another leader instead as interim president. Russia and China continued to support Maduro, together which other of these?
9. Where is the park-like Imperial Palace and private residence of the Emperor of Japan?
10. The city of Kolkata, previously known as Calcutta, is a port on ..... ?
11. In 1962, a 250cc World Championship for which sport was created, attracting machines built by Husqvarna, Bultaco, CZ and Greeves?
12. What distinction does the Republic of Uzbekistan share with the Principality of Liechtenstein?
13. The lines "You are the reason that I breathe, you are the reason that I still believe, you are my destiny" is from the theme song to which film?
14. Which of these words is English slang for "ear" ?
15. Hydroelectric power was first generated in Canada in 1881 using Chaudiรจre Falls on the Ottawa River, followed by plants at Montmorency Falls and the Lachine Rapids. In 1893, the first of a flourishing Canadian and then international power generation industry used water from where?
16. Which of these was not a member of the Care Bears line of toys that was popular in the 1980s?
17. The song "The Rain In Spain" is from which musical?
18. Which of these is the slowest time?
19. The largest islands of which group, 1500 miles north east of the Philippines, are Saipan, Timan, Rota and Guam?
20. Who reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 26 August 1978 until his death 33 days later, the shortest reign in papal history since 1605?