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General Knowledge Quiz 361 (20 MCQs)

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1. Leni Riefenstahl was strongly associated with Adolf Hitler and the beginnings of the Third Reich in her capacity as what?
2. What was the occupation of Otto Klemperer?
3. Mount Vesuvius overlooks what area?
4. Who, in the 6th century BCE, was the last king of Lydia, Solon, who made war on Cyrus, King of Persia, and was defeated?
5. What police drama TV programme, starring William Shatner in the title role as the 15-year veteran police sergeant, was first aired in the USA from March 1982 to May 1985?
6. What was the name of the boat that won the America's Cup in 1995?
7. The first Roller Hockey World Cup was held in 1936 in Germany and the second in 1939 in Switzerland, but why were there no further World Cups until 1947?
8. If you were in a claque what would you be doing?
9. In the time of the British Empire, India was referred to by Britain as what?
10. From 1885 to 1908, a corporate state of 2, 344, 000 km² (905, 000 square miles), privately controlled by Leopold II, King of the Belgians, became infamous for mistreatment of the local peoples and exploitation of natural resources. What was this area known as?
11. Which of these sports uses a round ball?
12. What word is used in linguistics and science to describe distinct concepts?
13. The most destructive recorded earthquake so far struck in 1556; where did it strike?
14. In 1917 Arthur Chalk started what, the first of its kind, concerning Florida, USA and the Bahamas, UK (at the time)?
15. What was the largest passenger ship by gross tonnage when she took her maiden voyage on 4 June 2006?
16. Which of the following was jailed for two months in February 1949 for smoking marijuana?
17. "A pitch" is the way that the ball is put into play in which game?
18. Dimethyltryptamine, a structural analogue of serotonin and melatonin, is known for producing what?
19. With what decade was the Dust Bowl, the period of prolonged dust storms and severe drought, in the USA and Canada mainly associated?
20. What type of dog is a pekingese?
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