General Knowledge Quiz 39 (20 MCQs)

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1. What was the code-name for the reporters Bernstein and Woodward's contact during their investigation of the "Watergate" scandal?
2. Which of these is not a suspect in the board game "Cluedo" ?
3. Christopher Reeve had the title role in the first of which series of films?
4. In photography, what does a tilt shift or perspective-control lens do?
5. In what field was the 15th century Flemish Jan van Eyck famous?
6. Which 1964 film, written by Terry Southern and Stanley Kubrik and directed by him, starred Peter Sellers (in three roles), George C Scott, Keenan Wynn and Slim Pickens?
7. In the TV mockumentary "People Like Us" (1999-2001) who was the fictional interviewer?
8. Politically, what is Wallis and Futuna?
9. After the First World War where did the German Empire adopt a new constitution?
10. Origanum dictamnus, ironwort (or shepherd's tea), and Mount Juktas St John's wort are plants unique and indigenous to which country?
11. What is another name for the second magnitude star "Alpha" in the Little Bear Constellation which is the nearest conspicuous star to the north celestial pole?
12. Which mountain range would you encounter first if you went directly west from New York city?
13. What is a technical term for talc?
14. What word's original meaning was to do with "relating to a specific place" (such as where indigenous plants or animals were found in a specific area)?
15. Who headed up the "Rolling Thunder Revue", a US concert tour consisting of a travelling caravan of musicians including Joan Baez, Roger McGuinn, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Kinky Friedman & Bob Neuwirth, that took place in late 1975 / early 1976?
16. What was the first name of the first First Lady of the USA?
17. What is the capital of the province of Ontario, Canada?
18. What is the name of needlework where pieces of fabric are sewn onto a fabric background?
19. Mass farmer demonstrations and strikes in India, building up from mid 2020 and continuing for well over a year, were protesting what?
20. Which of these is closest to a game of pure chance?