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General Knowledge Quiz 256 (20 MCQs)

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1. Who is told, in a Shakespearean play, that he will "never vanquish'd be until Great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane Hill shall come against him" ?
2. Which of these is the name for a small two-wheeled carriage, covered with a hood and pulled by one or two men, of Indian origin?
3. What was TIROS-1?
4. Which of these features is near the East Coast of Sicily?
5. The Nasrids, the last Muslim dynasty in Spain, who were the last survivors of the tussle between Muslim and Christian for Spain were responsible for what still surviving landmark in Spain?
6. Which singer made the news in September 2009 when Muslim groups protested that her first concert in Malaysia should be cancelled for a second time?
7. Which of these was an English graphic designer who made his mark with graphic images for the Beatles and Apple Corps, and whose ground-breaking work was in the 1960s and 1970s?
8. What is the name of the line that darts players stand behind to throw?
9. What is a common chronic neurological disorder characterised by recurrent unprovoked seizures, which are transient signs and/or symptoms of abnormal, excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain?
10. Which British singer had hits with "Maggie Mae", "Tonight's The Night" and "Do You Think I'm Sexy", and has then turned to singing older standards?
11. What usually completes the phrase "to spoil the ship for a ha'porth of ..... "?
12. Which fictional character uses a sonic screwdriver?
13. After an earlier experiment by AOL's QuantumLink Serial what was the episodic online story (1995-7) which first included paid advertising banners and product placement?
14. What interested the movement formed in 1809 called the Nazarenes?
15. What distinguishes the geological feature known as a bornhardt?
16. Who were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace prize in 1993?
17. Canis Major is also known as what?
18. What device, with a scale of 60 degrees was used in marine navigation for measuring the altitude of a celestial object above the horizon?
19. It was written in 1911 and became one of the most popular songs of that year. Which was it?
20. In mediaeval falconry, which social level was most commonly associated with a goshawk?
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