General Knowledge Quiz 334 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which river did the Pont d'Avignon of the French song bridge?
2. Who or what was the subject of 1996 Oscar-nominated American documentary "The Line King" directed by Susan Warms Dryfoos?
3. Which of these modern-day countries was not one of those ruled by the King of Denmark in 1297?
4. Runner Caster Semenya, the subject of extensive press coverage after gender testing following her win in the women's 800m at Berlin in August 2009, was from which country?
5. Pingping, who died aged 21 in March 2010, was reputed to be what?
6. What is the name for the measurement and description of navigable waters necessary for safe navigation of vessels?
7. What world championship, the fourth to date, was held in Germany in August 2015?
8. Which of these was a British children's TV programme first aired in 1958?
9. Which Greek city was also known as Lacedaemon?
10. Who was the capacity crowd's sustained loud applause for, when Croatian-Australian Ajla Tomljanović won in the third round of the Women's Singles of the 2022 US Open?
11. Mary Lillian Ellison (1923-2007) was famous in what field?
12. When did the Aksumite, or Axumite, Empire, flourish?
13. What is a "homily" ?
14. Which Soviet leader was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990?
15. What type of material is silicon?
16. Which Russian author wrote "War and Peace" and "Anna Karenina" ?
17. Which of these US states extends the furthest south?
18. How many players from each team usually make up a rugby union scrum?
19. What phrase appeared on screen at the end of Warner Brothers cartoons?
20. In which British sitcom does a draughtsman give up his job to live a self-sufficient lifestyle, planting fruit and vegetables, and running chickens, pigs and a goat in the garden, to the horror of their next-door neighbours?