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General Knowledge Quiz 412 (20 MCQs)

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1. Seagrasses are noted for what?
2. Which of these animals does NOT have a dewclaw, a digit (sometimes only partly developed) growing high on the leg?
3. A verse form popular in France and England from the 16th century for dramatic and narrative poetry is thought to derive from the 12th century Roman d'Alexandre, romances compiled about the adventures of Alexander the Great, largely credited to whom?
4. Which of these people is most associated with the guitar?
5. According to legend, where did Queen Guinevere end her days after the death of her husband, King Arthur?
6. Sir Paul McCartney released an album, New, in 2013, with what as one of its distinguishing features?
7. First outlined in a paper in 1856 by Weber and Kohlrausch and used in an electrodynamics force law equation, what was Weber's constant later found to equal?
8. What song was a UK #1 hit for Mike and the Mechanics in 1989?
9. When was the first World Championships in Athletics held?
10. Who is credited with the quote, famous in US history: "I have not yet begun to fight" ?
11. Which river runs through the city of London, England?
12. The first uses of what on a large scale in civil engineering were the construction of the Canal du Midi in France (1681), the Erie canal in New York (1825), the Box Tunnel on the railway line between London and Bristol, England (1841), and the Mont Cenis Tunnel between France and Italy (1870)?
13. In which sport did Olympic gold medallists Roger Ducret, Lucien Gaudin, Laura Flessel-Colovic, Gaston Alibert, Pascale Trinquet, Christian d'Oriola, Jehan Buhan and Albert Robert Ayat represent France?
14. He is a playwright, screenwriter, film director and essayist with a Pulitzer Prize (1984) and Tony and Oscar award nominations; he is married to singer-songwriter Rebecca Pidgeon; what is his name?
15. In the late 13th century Kublai Khan established what city as his dynasty's capital, and later as his summer retreat?
16. In what continent was freestyle swimming first developed?
17. Robert Drewe's book "Our Sunshine" was made into what film in 2003?
18. Who said it "Don't Matter" in 2007?
19. Which 19th century composer wrote over 40 operas including "Il Barbiere di Siviglia" and "Guillaume Tell" ?
20. To whom was David Rizzio the secretary, when he was stabbed to death by her husband, Lord Darnley in 1566 at Holyrood House, Edinburgh?
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