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General Knowledge Quiz 330 (20 MCQs)

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1. Over what country did the Safavid Dynasty rule from 1501 to 1722 CE?
2. Which early and influential Greek thinker proved that the Earth was spherical but, despite some current thinking, taught that Earth was at the centre of the universe?
3. Which of these is a small spherical seed which, though botanically a fruit, is treated as a vegetable in cooking?
4. Which of these squeaks when walked upon at-10 degrees Celsius?
5. Who wrote, in 1894: "In its majestic equality, the law forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, beg in the streets and steal a loaf of bread" ?
6. What is the next in this series:1.0, 2.0, 2.10, 2.11 .....
7. Which group of around 200 Greek islands in the Aegean Sea includes Andros, Naxos, Paros and Milos?
8. In the annual gatherings of nations to tackle climate change known as COP, what does the "C" stand for?
9. On 22 January 1955 sportsman Joe Davis scored the first officially recognised what?
10. Which of these is a green liqueur invented in a monastery?
11. The USA entered World War I because Germany attempted to enlist Mexico as an ally, and for what other immediate reason?
12. What are "Kraken" ?
13. Who is credited with the design of the small British car known as the Mini?
14. Who wrote "Banished Misfortune", "Fighting With Shadows" and "A Goat's Song" ?
15. From 1781 until the adoption of the Constitution on 17 September 1787, the US government operated in terms of what document?
16. Which of these is a boxing classification?
17. Which are the oldest of the Galápagos Islands?
18. Which of these is a localised, blood-filled dilation of a blood vessel caused by disease or weakening of the vessel wall that most commonly occurs in arteries at the base of the brain and in the aorta?
19. Why did the Mars Climate Orbiter, launched on 11 December 1998, drift off course during its voyage and enter a much lower orbit than planned before being destroyed by atmospheric friction?
20. When Britain's first Labour Prime Minister, Ramsay MacDonald, came to power for the second time his appointment was almost immediately followed by what world-affecting event?
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