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General Knowledge Quiz 244 (20 MCQs)

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1. How was Joan of Arc killed in 1431 after she was captured by the Burgundians, sold to the English and tried by an ecclesiastical court?
2. Which son of an actor, also an actor, was awarded the US Navy's Legion of Merit with bronze V (for valour), the Italian War Cross for Military Valour, the French Légion d'Honneur and the Croix de Guerre with Palm, the British Distinguished Service Cross?
3. How many letters are there in the Hebrew alphabet?
4. What does FRCP after someone's name mean?
5. The Gulf of Carpentaria, north Australia, resembles a square shovel with an angled blade. Which is closest to the same?
6. What was the name of the group of friends that Ken Kesey, the author of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", took on a trip from California to New York in a school bus nicknamed "Furthur" ?
7. "Wicked" by Stephen Schwartz & Winnie Holzman, which is loosely based on a novel by Gregory Maguire, is about who?
8. What name was given to the eldest sons of the Kings of France from the 14th century?
9. Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall are mentioned in what 1982 hit song?
10. How did Marie Antoinette die?
11. Which US state was the first to secede from the Union, in 1860, leading to the American Civil War?
12. What light display in Antarctica is caused by atomic bombardment from the sun on the earth's magnetic field?
13. In baseball, what is the name of the player who throws the ball to a batter of the opposing team?
14. Singer, songwriter, pianist, film composer, poet, painter, screenwriter, writer, actor, and director, Serge Gainsbourg wrote which song, which he recorded with his 13 year old daughter in 1984?
15. What is the first name of the British fashion designer Westwood?
16. Which of these is an album by Hard-Fi?
17. Stocking stitch is used in which of these activities?
18. What area was claimed as a colony by the German Empire in the late 19th century, became a League of Nations mandate administered by Australia, New Zealand and the UK after World War I, was occupied by Japanese troops during World War II, and became a trusteeship until it was declared independent in 1968?
19. Ilyushin is a make of Russian what?
20. According to Greek legend, which of the 9 muses was the muse of Comedy?
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