General Knowledge Quiz 374 (20 MCQs)

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1. When Europeans came to their land, the Charrúa people were the predominant tribe in what became which country?
2. Who is the only president of the USA to serve non-consecutive terms?
3. What does the "L" stand for in the letters "SWALK" written on an envelope?
4. Bordering Tanzania, Mozambique and Zambia and completely enclosed by them, is which country?
5. The "cur-" of the word "curfew" is the English assimilation of a French word meaning what?
6. Who plays Dr. Addison Montgomery in the US TV series "Private Practice" ?
7. The international venue Roland Garros hosts tournaments in what sport?
8. Which of these has had the most widespread influence on the architecture of present-day Paris?
9. Phil Taylor (1960-now), ranked world number one in 2012 in the Professional Darts Corporation order of merit, holds a record 16 darts World Championship titles; in what year did he win his first World Championship?
10. Other than being churchmen in the Middle Ages which of these is also true of Odo of Cluny, Notker the Stammerer and Wulfstan the Cantor?
11. A placenta in which the umbilical cord is attached at the placental margin is called what?
12. Which country, between 1964 and 1973, became the most bombed country in the world?
13. Matricide takes place when ..... ?
14. What name is given to art that depicts scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, and forests, where sky is almost always included, and weather is usually an element of the composition?
15. If an animal bears live young it is termed what?
16. Omar Sharif played the title character in the 1965 film of what 1957 novel by the Russian writer Boris Pasternak?
17. When Dartmoor Prison first opened in 1809 what was its purpose?
18. The 2009 season of the Indian Premier League, a Twenty20 cricket competition initiated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India, was held where?
19. He was born in Florence in 1265, fought in the Guelph-Ghibelline conflict as both soldier and politician, was in the Physicians' and Apothecaries' Guild, and is still renowned as a poet and writer of a great work of Italian literature. Who was he?
20. On which dates in the Gregorian calendar do places on earth currently have approximately 12 hours of day and 12 hours of night?