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General Knowledge Quiz 387 (20 MCQs)

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1. What term is used to describe a certain type of documentary?
2. Which of these states of the USA is part of New England?
3. The planet Mercury was photographed in 1974 and 1975 by which spacecraft?
4. Who, according to Greek legend, was forced to stand up to his neck in water which receded when he tried to drink, under fruits which were blown aside by the wind when he tried to eat?
5. What was the popular name for Joseph Stalin by Americans during World War II?
6. In which country, independent since 10 October 1970, have there been four coups:two in 1987 (when the military began ruling directly or heavily influencing governments), one in 2000 and one in late 2006?
7. Which club drug, particularly popular, and fatal, in some areas, was originally developed as an anaesthetic and painkiller and used mainly by veterinary surgeons?
8. What is an appropriate technique for a zither?
9. What is the official currency of Suriname?
10. Camelot was the legendary court of whom?
11. Which present day country has subsumed the empire of the Ashanti which emerged in the late 17th century?
12. What is a word game played using a grid of lettered dice, in which players attempt to find words in sequences of adjacent letters?
13. The worst three natural disasters in recorded history (excluding disease and famine) in terms of the number of people killed, have occurred in which country?
14. Where is the Luangwa Rift Valley?
15. In what sport is the Ryder Cup awarded?
16. When was the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty opened for signature?
17. Which episode of Star Wars is being filmed 2014-15?
18. In Greek mythology, which horned and hoofed being was the god of shepherds, pastures, and fertility?
19. Who is credited with having invented the backstaff, used until the 18th century for determining latitude by reading the angle of elevation of the sun?
20. Where is the opera "Dialogues of the Carmelites" set?
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