General Knowledge Quiz 342 (20 MCQs)

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1. Who got the vote in Britain in 1829?
2. In which 1988 Academy Award-winning film did Dustin Hoffman play a character with special mental powers called Raymond Babbitt?
3. Apart from being the inspiration for several commercial brands, what is a cacique?
4. In what country is the lightning-prone mouth of the Catatumbo River?
5. In 1469, the crowns of the kingdoms of Castile and Aragon were united by the marriage of Isabella and Ferdinand. This was an important event in the history of which country?
6. What power is the main source of electricity for Baja California?
7. Dreams are most likely to happen during which stage of sleep?
8. What was the official reason stated by the Soviet Union for boycotting the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, USA?
9. What is the capital of Texas?
10. A 2002 computer worm played on the watchability of, and is named after, which female tennis player?
11. Paribas, formed in 1872 from two companies respectively in Paris and Amsterdam, operated in what field?
12. Taste buds detect five known elements of taste perception, two of which are "sweet" and "savoury" (or "umami"). Which of these is not one of the others?
13. Whose daughter formally transitioned gender, legally changing name in 2010 from "Chastity" to "Chaz" ?
14. Who wrote the plays "The Cherry Orchard", "Three Sisters", "The Seagull" and "Uncle Vanya" ?
15. What is meant by "magnum opus" ?
16. Who created the sculptures "Single Form" , in memory of Dag Hammarskjรถld, at the United Nations building in New York City, and "Construction (Crucifixion):Homage to Mondrian" in the grounds of Winchester Cathedral?
17. According to the nursery rhyme, what followed Mary everywhere?
18. What country is the world's largest coffee grower?
19. What geological formation characterises the coastline of Norway?
20. Which of these labels denotes the driest champagne (or the lowest "sweetness level" according to EU labelling regulations)?