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General Knowledge Quiz 383 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which monarch presided in Great Britain over the time of the French Revolution, Britain's loss of its American colonies, and two decisive defeats of the French?
2. "The Star-Spangled Banner", "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "This Land Is Your Land" and "Stars and Stripes Forever" are patriotic songs of which country?
3. Which 1992 international athletics competition saw the disqualification of all six runners in the men's 1500 metres event because of foul tricks?
4. Which of these is not part of the Asian mainland?
5. According to Greek legend, which of the 9 muses was the muse of Tragedy?
6. What do you need to do to the number 3 to give a result of 9?
7. The long running TV series, "Band of Brothers", was a co-production between what two countries?
8. A 1974 film starring Susan George and Peter Fonda was "Dirty Mary, Crazy ..... '' who?
9. Australian-born poet, novelist, critic and musical biographer W. J. Turner wrote a famous 1916 poem, "Romance", which referenced which geographical feature(s)?
10. What is the technical term for a mask, often a painted mask, used to obscure part of an image in a film and allow another image to be substituted thereby combining the two?
11. In biology, what is the term "sympatric" applied to?
12. At the 2008 Olympics, South Korea protested that for Norway's winning goal in the semifinals, the ball had failed fully to cross the goal line prior to time expiring and requested that the game continue into overtime. What sport was this?
13. What sporting event began in 1953 as the Canada Cup, changed its name to the World Cup from 1967 to 1993, and in 2007 and 2008 was known as the Omega Mission Hills World Cup?
14. Which of these is a real element, one of only two to be named after a US state?
15. Where was Ronald Reagan when he said, as part of a speech on 12 June 1987, "Mr Gorbachev, tear down this wall" ?
16. Bogotá is the capital of which country?
17. What is at the mouth of the Lena River, one of the great Siberian rivers which flows into the Arctic Ocean?
18. Which of these is NOT usually recognised as a patron saint of Ireland?
19. For what reason did a 1975-6 discovery in Monte Verde in the low mountains in the south of Chile stir interest in the scientific community?
20. The World Cup for which sport is an annual international competition initiated in 1978 by Swiss journalist Max E. Amman, and originally sponsored by Volvo?
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