General Knowledge Quiz 466 (20 MCQs)

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1. Where on the moon did the first man land?
2. Which three times Formula One champion was burnt in a crash in the 1976 F1 World Championship?
3. Who used the pseudonym "Bab" ?
4. What are rundlets, tierces and tertians?
5. Which of these applies to critical study and discussion of literary texts and cultural contexts, particularly of religious writing?
6. What are the cordilleras in Colombia?
7. The holding of what is particularly influenced by infestations of Cameraria ohridella, a species of leaf miner moth, in the UK?
8. Gros Michel, Cavendish and Dacca are all what?
9. Whose trademark wardrobe included a bowler hat and cane?
10. Which of these has hooves?
11. Gordon Shumway, who ends up as an uninvited guest of the Tanner family in a 1986-1990 US TV series, was better known as what?
12. Which of these has been known as one of the most expensive serial drama series on TV?
13. The Dutch painter Hieronymus Bosch painted his works in which centuries AD?
14. Nelson beat Napoleon's fleet, which lost 13 of 17 ships, in which battle in Aboukir Bay on 1 August 1793?
15. In quantum mechanics and particle physics, what is the usual term for an intrinsic form of angular momentum carried by elementary particles, composite particles (hadrons), and atomic nuclei?
16. The mountaineering achievement known as the Seven Summits involves climbing the highest mountains of each of the seven continents. The list differs but the core five are:Everest, Aconcagua, Vinson, Kilimanjaro and which other?
17. What relation were Ravi Shankar and Norah Jones to each other?
18. What is the name of the test cricket venue in Birmingham, England?
19. The word guerrilla comes from Spanish, where it means what?
20. In what country is the Gobustan State Historical and Cultural Reserve, established in 1966 in order to preserve prehistoric rock carvings, mud volcanoes and musical stones in the region?