General Knowledge Quiz 293 (20 MCQs)

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1. In 17th century Europe where or as what would Polichinelle be found?
2. When was the last Act of amnesty passed in Great Britain?
3. On 13 November 2010, who became the first boxer to win world titles in eight different weight divisions and the first boxer to win the lineal championship in four different weight classes?
4. What is the name of a bishop's staff that is shaped like a shepherd's crook?
5. What is the baseball term coined by Henry Chadwick to collectively call the pitcher and the catcher?
6. On February 13 2008 the Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd, delivered a formal apology to the Stolen Generations. What was he referring to?
7. What alcoholic drink carries on its label a reference to the phrase "To God, most good, most great" ?
8. What is a musical term for "slowing down" ?
9. Who did Peter Sellers marry in 1964?
10. How has ex-World Heavyweight boxing title holder Tyson Fury categorised himself?
11. In 1906 which American choreographer and dance innovator presented her first dance including one based on the milkmaid Radha who was an early consort of the Hindu god Krishna, together with such shorter pieces as The Cobra and The Incense?
12. The United Nations Declaration was signed by 4 nations and subsequently co-signed by a further 22 in Washington DC on which two days?
13. What country, part of the Ottoman Empire for 500 years as the provinces of Shkodra, Manastir and Yanya, proclaimed its independence on 28 November 1912, with Ismail Qemali as its first Prime Minister?
14. What area of Tokyo is one of the most luxurious shopping districts in the world?
15. Where is the hadal, or hadopelagic, zone in the ocean?
16. What was the venue for the 2021 Ryder Cup?
17. Who, when campaigning in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1912, was shot by John Schrank, but continued to deliver his ninety minute speech with blood seeping into his shirt?
18. The famous collection of music, "Songs from the Auvergne" arranged by Joseph Canteloube, is in what language?
19. Which of these is a film by Stanley Kubrick?
20. Nelson Piquet Jnr was accused of deliberately crashing at which F1 race in 2008 that paved the way for Renault's Fernando Alonso to win?