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General Knowledge Quiz 295 (20 MCQs)

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1. What was the name of the character played by Bill Cosby in "The Bill Cosby Show" ?
2. Which of these is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that often impairs the sufferer's motor skills, speech, and other functions, and is characterized by muscle rigidity, tremor, a slowing of physical movement and, in extreme cases, a loss of physical movement?
3. How many chemical elements currently recognised occur naturally?
4. A businessman with the surname of Masterley is the subject of a comic strip. What is his first name, and the title of the strip?
5. What battle, described as the last great medieval battle in the British Isles, was fought on 9 September 1513 between an invading Scots army under King James IV and an English army commanded by Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey, and is said to be the largest battle (in terms of numbers) fought between the two nations?
6. Roger Bannister ran what distance in the record-breaking time of under 4 minutes at Oxford in 1954?
7. Which year was called the Year of the Five Emperors?
8. Which of these bands was formed last?
9. Which of these is a seabird?
10. What was published in 1892 in the USA, still survives essentially unchanged, and is known to every citizen of the country?
11. Who was an English naturalist who realised and presented compelling evidence that all species of life have evolved over time from common ancestors, through the process he called natural selection?
12. Which Olympic Games saw Ben Johnson briefly defeat the defending champion and world record holder, Carl Lewis, in the men's 100 m?
13. "Chronicle of a Death Foretold" (1981), and "Love in the Time of Cholera" (1985) are two notable works of which Nobel Prize winning author?
14. Lindsay Lohan starred in a film called "Confessions of a ..... " what?
15. What is the name for about 70 species of insect native to New Zealand that can grow as long as 100 mm (4 in) not including the legs and antennae, and weigh about 20-30 g (1 to 3/4 of an ounce)?
16. What is the Pink Lake, or Lake Retba, in Senegal particularly known for?
17. Who created and played the character of Waldorf T Flywheel?
18. For a constant sound wave, what is the distance between successive crests called?
19. The Labrador Sea and the Labrador Basin are what?
20. Which of these is a type of bird?
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