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General Knowledge Quiz 267 (20 MCQs)

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1. Where did the Greek Titan Helios, personification of the sun, go home to sleep at night, where he lived with his sister, Eos the Titan goddess of the dawn?
2. What was believed to be a hemisphere above the ground, carrying the fixed stars and surrounding the seven spheres of the planets, through which the Sun and Moon moved in and out through a series of openings?
3. Who was elected Governor of Texas in 1994?
4. Which of these is a very good hand in the game of poker?
5. What is the maximum number of people that make up the supreme council of the Roman Catholic Church, the College of Cardinals?
6. Who were the two main characters in "Bringing Up Father", a comic strip created by George McManus that ran from January 1913 to May 2000 about an Irishman who comes into wealth in the USA but wants to live much as he used to?
7. On what play by George Bernard Shaw is the musical "My Fair Lady" based?
8. Which popular song from 1972 told the story of the aftermath of an incident at a concert by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention when someone fired a flare gun?
9. In which discipline is the word "syzygy" least likely to be used?
10. What is the average of 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9 and 25?
11. What can be a useful tool to detect a symptom of obstructive sleep apnoea?
12. Clusterball is a game involving aircraft, balls, magnetic ramps and a collection point, and is played on what?
13. How many minutes long is a round in an official boxing match?
14. What word or phrase originates from the practice on the classical stage of introducing a god from above to effect a speedy denouement?
15. What is the distinguishing characteristic of the Anabantoidei species of fish, known as gourames, one of which is the Siamese fighting fish?
16. According to a story originating in the 13th century, and disputed by the Catholic Church and many academics, who was the first (and only) female Pope?
17. Which of these books was not written by one of the Brontë sisters (Charlotte, Emily or Anne)?
18. Which organisation founded by Lord Baden Powell and his sister Agnes was incorporated by Charter in 1915?
19. In which country was Saddam Hussein President 1979-2003, being deposed and then hanged in 2006?
20. Which extra element did Einstein include in his understanding of general relativity, which he had not previously included in the theory he published in 1905 of special relativity?
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