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General Knowledge Quiz 340 (20 MCQs)

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1. What is one of the distinctions of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia?
2. Who, as US Secretary of State under President Eisenhower from 1953 to 1959, advocated an aggressive stance against communism, supported France in the war in Indochina, and played a major role in the CIA operations to overthrow democratic governments in Iran in 1953 and in Guatemala in 1954?
3. In the original British series of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire", question 8 was worth what amount?
4. To what sea is the Russian city of Saint Petersburg closest?
5. Who wrote "Ann Veronica", a novel first published in 1909 that deals with contemporary political issues of the time, concentrating specifically on feminist issues?
6. Which of these is not true of the Scottish pop singer, Amy McDonald?
7. Who wrote his first symphony at 15 and the "Overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream" at 17?
8. What name is given to the first person to enter a house in the New Year?
9. Who is the bulldog who appears in "Tom and Jerry" cartoons?
10. A courgette is a type of what?
11. The Africanised bee, Apis mellifera scutelatta, was introduced by accident in 1957 to which area, where it is now an efficient killer and from where it has cross-bred further and has spread to multiple areas both north and south?
12. Olive oil is made from what part of the olive tree?
13. Which of these is a type of rice?
14. Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space in what year?
15. The musical "The King and I" is associated with which geographical area?
16. In Greek mythology, which winged horse sprang from the body of Medusa after her death?
17. Which awards for songwriting and composing, the major platform for recognising Britain's songwriting and composing talents judged by the writing community, have been presented annually by the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors since 1955?
18. When the New Zealand Minister of Finance in 1944 called an effect of an 1881 Act a 'blot on our legislation' what was he referring to?
19. How many US states lie north of the Tropic of Cancer?
20. A family of ancient Germanic and Celtic games played in northern Europe on a checkered or latticed board, involves two armies one of which is trying to capture the other one's king, possibly using dice, and was called ..... ?
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