General Knowledge Quiz 349 (20 MCQs)

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1. In what work does a tokamak figure?
2. Churning cream produces what?
3. Who wrote the book that has come to be known as "The Origin of Species" ?
4. In early 2013 French actor Gerard Depardieu took on Russian citizenship and was registered as permanent resident of ..... ?
5. When they played together in 1970 musicians Bobby Whitlock, Carl Radle, Jim Gordon and Eric Clapton were known as what?
6. At the end of the 8th century the Emperor of Japan moved his capital to which city?
7. Which South American country stretches over 3, 000 miles from north to south and less than 300 miles from east to west?
8. What country would you get to first if you went due East from the port of Bari, Italy?
9. What are the games, instituted in 2014, known as The Invictus Games?
10. The horse Red Rum finished second twice in the British Grand National, in 1975 and 1976; Rag Trade and which other were the horses that beat him?
11. The use of "expired" in the sentence "John and his driving licence expired last week" is an example of which figure of speech?
12. Which king of Egypt abdicated in favour of his infant son in July 1952?
13. Where is the Atlantic Ocean's Gulf of Guinea?
14. "Chinese gooseberry" is another name for which of these?
15. In most countries of the world, the third Sunday in June is dedicated to which group?
16. In snooker, what colour ball is spotted on the centre of the table?
17. When did the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, UK, host its first Snooker World Championship?
18. Which country did the Olympic sprinter represent, who asked for protection to stop her from being forcibly returned home during the 2020 Olympics?
19. How do the strings in a spinet sit in relation to the keyboard?
20. An article of the Swiss constitution dating from 1850 established what?