General Knowledge Quiz 3 (20 MCQs)

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1. Who was married to Whitney Houston from 1992 to 2007?
2. What is a hereditary disease of the blood in males, characterised by excessive bleeding and lack of ability of the blood to clot?
3. In which film did actor Helen Mirren sing the music hall favourite "Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me a Bow Wow" ?
4. What method of writing, consisting of wedge-shaped and rectangular marks, was used from around 30th century BC to the 1st century AD?
5. Who wrote the tale "The Princess and the Pea" ?
6. Who had hit records with "Eh Eh", "Let's Dance" and "Poker Face" ?
7. A "pass" is the way that the ball is put into play in which game?
8. In 1648, Russian explorer Semyon Dezhnyov was the first European to sail through what Strait?
9. Which Archbishop of Canterbury was captured by Viking raiders in 1011 and killed by them the following year after refusing to allow himself to be ransomed?
10. Who is the mother of actresses Natasha and Joely Richardson?
11. Who was the person who orchestrated the only known attempt to steal the Crown Jewels in England?
12. What is a mainly instrumental piece of music by Elton John, the closing track of his 1978 album, "A Single Man" ?
13. In the USA and Canada, what does "MLS" signify?
14. According to legend, what did St Patrick drive out of Ireland?
15. Who has played, on film, John Dillinger, Sweeney Todd, J M Barrie, Jack Kerouac and Ed Wood?
16. What type of competition is "Western Pleasure", a popular type of competition in the USA?
17. Which of these items was invented in Budapest?
18. Which of these starred in the television series "Perry Mason" ?
19. What sporting event is 42.195 km (26 miles 385 yards)?
20. Which South American country has coasts on more than one named ocean or sea?