General Knowledge Quiz 45 (20 MCQs)

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1. In 2003, who did the American Film Institute vote the greatest movie villain of all time?
2. "Nimrod" is a piece of music written by Edward Elgar as part of what larger work?
3. Peter Bogdanovich is well known for which activity?
4. Britney Spears, at her first international performance since 2003, mimed to "Gimme More" in a performance that was met with derision and disappointment by fans and critics alike. Where was this?
5. What is the more common name for methylenedioxymethamphetamine?
6. Why did Britain and the Netherlands carry out the Bombardment of Algiers in 1816?
7. According to NASA where do the majority of meteorites found on Earth originate from?
8. An expression that means to talk too much concerns which animal?
9. In which century was the Panama Canal opened?
10. Which of these airlines is based in Germany?
11. George H Bush became widely known for not liking what food item?
12. Which island was sold by Genoa to France in 1764, was ruled by Britain for two years from 1794 to 1796, and then returned to France?
13. Which band, comprising David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison and Tina Weymouth, had hit records including "Burning Down the House" and "Psycho Killer" ?
14. What is the nickname of the Australian national basketball team?
15. What is the name for the largest of the living primates, that are ground-dwelling and predominantly herbivorous, inhabiting the forests of central Africa?
16. When was the French Tricolore flag officially adopted?
17. Which 1962 film directed by Roman Polanski shows the differences in economic status of an unemployed youth and a successful older man, played out as a psychological contest to possess the older man's wife?
18. "The Grand Old Duke Of York" was whose son?
19. A diuretic could be prescribed as a treatment for what?
20. In which of Shakespeare's plays is Brutus described as "the noblest Roman of them all" ?