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General Knowledge Quiz 379 (20 MCQs)

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1. Who was king of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex from 871 to 899, notable for his defence of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of southern England against the Vikings, and for improving his kingdom's legal system and military structure?
2. International Committee of Sport for the Deaf (ICSD) rules state that competitors at a Deaflympics must not ..... ?
3. According to the proverb, which month "comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb" ?
4. What function does an operculum have in a snail?
5. Who, at the beginning of 2016, was golf's World Number One?
6. What was the most populous city in the world in 1800?
7. Because of the speed at which the earth and the moon move relative to the sun, a total solar eclipse can never last more than how long?
8. Which of these clear hard plastics is a markedly poor barrier to oxygen and water vapour?
9. Who directed Marlon Brando in his 1951 film reprisal of Tennessee Williams's "A Streetcar Named Desire" ?
10. Which of these is a position in cricket?
11. Which English playwright ("The Conscious Lovers") founded the "Tatler", the "Spectator" and the "Guardian" ?
12. Who won an Oscar for her portrayal in a 1985 film of a woman who goes back to the town of her childhood?
13. The adjectival clause in the following sentence begins with which word: "Roger told his dog, which had just come inside, not to jump with such vigour on the brand new furniture" ?
14. Referring to a recognised medical condition, what does the "S" in the acronym SAD stand for?
15. When Napoleon Bonaparte established the coat of arms to be used for his new Empire it contained the imperial crown and mantle, the hand of justice and sceptre, the chain of the Legion of Honour and two animals. The eagle was one, which was the other?
16. If someone is dismissed from one's employment, what are they said to be given?
17. Who wrote "The Rocky Horror Show", the long-running stage musical which opened in London in 1973?
18. Which of these was a successful group in the 1970s?
19. Which mountain range crosses North Africa for over 1500 miles from Cape Nun on the Atlantic Coast to Cape Bon on the Mediterranean?
20. What was HMS Bounty transporting at the time of the famous "Mutiny" ?
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