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General Knowledge Quiz 247 (20 MCQs)

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1. The name "mathematics" derives from an ancient Greek word meaning what?
2. Daryl Hannah starred with Tom Hanks and John Candy as what in the 1984 film "Splash" ?
3. A 1962 film was called "The Mutiny on the ..... '' what?
4. The capital of which French island in the West Indies between Dominica and Santa Lucia, St Pierre, was destroyed by an earthquake in 1902 and moved to Fort de France?
5. Who won his 6th gold medal (a record for canoeists) at the Olympic Games in 1960?
6. Which of these people is not buried in St Paul's Cathedral?
7. What word is used in the UK for chicken less than 28 days old at slaughter and usually weighing 400-450 grammes and in the USA for the Rock Cornish game hen, which is twice as old and twice as large?
8. Since the building, Taipei 101, topped 500m tall at the end of 2003, how many buildings, by 2024, have topped 600m?
9. Who wrote the novel "East of Eden" ?
10. Which of the following is a land-locked country?
11. The contents of "The Zimmermann Telegram" of 16 January 1917 revealed a German plan to offer Mexico what territory in return for a military alliance against the USA?
12. Which ship, the largest and fastest in the world, with steam turbine propulsion, then a revolutionary development in ocean liner design, was launched on 20 September 1906?
13. In cricket, what is the name for bowling faults by one side that are counted as points and awarded to the other?
14. What capital city lies in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, and on the coast of its country?
15. Laws enacted through the southern USA from the late 19th century enforced racial segregation on the basis of race, of people as "separate but equal"; what were the laws known as?
16. What is the minimum size for a star to be a candidate for eventual supernova?
17. Who directed a 2001 gothic horror film centred on children and a darkened Victorian mansion on the English coast?
18. The main international cricket competitions are Test matches, ODI, and which other?
19. What is the name of the weapon originating in South America that is a length of hide with a stone ball at each end?
20. Where do the dry, cold prevailing winds known as Polar Hadley cells blow?
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