General Knowledge Quiz 250 (20 MCQs)

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1. What Italian word describes a group of fans, that is commonly used to refer to the supporters of Scuderia Ferrari in Formula One?
2. One of the earliest European explorers to reach Australia and New Zealand has which island named after him?
3. What is a motto of the Hells Angels?
4. What sport is at the centre of 1987 British TV film "Playing Away" ?
5. Which of these countries is NOT landlocked?
6. Te Ika a Maui and Te Waipounamu are the two main islands of which country?
7. Which 2019 made-for-digital-release film, starring Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver with Laura Dern, received 17 nominations for major awards at the Oscars, BAFTAs, and Golden Globes in 2019?
8. What was the occupation of Polish trade unionist and politician Lech Walesa?
9. Classical Greek tradition referred to several men of the 7-6th century BCE, including Thales of Miletus, Pittacus of Mytilene, Bias of Priene and Solon of Athens, by what collective name?
10. Where was the first zoo in the United States, which opened on 1 July 1874 with 1, 000 animals and an entry fee of 25 cents?
11. Where is the Sea of Waves?
12. What was the parent planet of the creatures devised by a co-founder of The Goons and released for children's TV in the UK in 1954
13. If someone is narcoleptic, what do they tend to do?
14. What is the engineering term for a shallow masonry construction used to carry the supports of a timber superstructure?
15. A potentially fatal haemorrhagic fever from a virus associated with Rousettus bat colonies was first detected in 1967 in simultaneous outbreaks in Belgrade in Yugoslavia (now Serbia), and Frankfurt, and where else in Germany?
16. When the Grammy Hall of Fame was established in the USA what was the most recent song which could be selected in 1974, their first year of operation?
17. What is the British group of islands in the South Atlantic that consists of two main islands, together with 776 smaller ones?
18. The Fast5 World Netball Series, first contested in October 2009 under modified rules, was scheduled to be held in Manchester, England, initially but was played where in 2012?
19. What infectious disease is characterised by catarrh of the respiratory tract and paroxysms of coughing?
20. What is the yellow pigment in bile?