General Knowledge Quiz 372 (20 MCQs)

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1. Where would one find a famous example of a campanile that is not properly vertical?
2. The islands of Malta, Sardinia, Sicily and Corsica are in which Sea?
3. Which of these cooking methods does not involve water or similar liquid in some stage of the process?
4. Which of these is a shade of blue?
5. Elizabeth Ashton, Fritz Ligges, Josef Neckermann, Bridget Parker, Mark Phillips and Harvey Smith competed in what sports at the 1972 Olympic Games?
6. Where is the extremely large lagoon known as Lagoa dos Patos?
7. Where was the Mary Celeste headed when she sailed in 1872 but was found adrift and deserted mid-Atlantic less than a month later?
8. Which of these songs is not by Hoagy Carmichael?
9. How does the World Health Organisation (WHO) define health?
10. Which city was founded by Sir Stamford Raffles as a trading settlement in 1819?
11. On All Saints' Eve, 31 October, in 1517 a treatise which is regarded as a primary catalyst for the Protestant Reformation was popularly described as being nailed to the door of where in Germany?
12. As musical instruments, tubular bells are what kind?
13. In which country was there a civil war which lasted several decades following independence in November 1975, when three main guerrilla groups, the FNLA, MPLA and UNITA, fought each other?
14. The Waverley in Scotland is the world's last what?
15. Who was Britain's only Prime Minister of Jewish birth?
16. The eruption of Mt Tarawera in New Zealand almost destroyed the natural wonder, the Pink and White Terraces. When did this happen?
17. Which of these might be used to add a sweet, sour, fruity smell and taste to food?
18. What battle cry of Richard I at the Battle of Gisors in 1198 was adopted as the motto of the arms of England where, except for changes during the reigns of Elizabeth I, Anne and William III, it has been since 1340?
19. Buckey O'Neill Cabin, Kolb Studio, El Tovar Hotel, Hopi House, Verkamp's Curios, Lookout Studio, Desert View Watchtower and Bright Angel Lodge are historical buildings located at which tourist destination?
20. Who was an English poet and writer, and Poet Laureate of the UK from 1930 to 1967, who is best remembered for the classic children's novels "The Midnight Folk" and "The Box of Delights" and many poems, including "Sea-Fever" from his anthology "Saltwater Ballads" ?