General Knowledge Quiz 472 (20 MCQs)

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1. What is the relationship of the word "ten" to the word "net" ?
2. The Artigas Mines in Uruguay are known for the high quality of what semi-precious stone?
3. Although it had a number of variably practical predecessors what was invented, and is still in use, in 1913?
4. Which 1949 film tracks events in the life and death of an assassinated politician closely resembling Louisiana governor, Huey Long nicknamed "the Kingfish" ?
5. Croutons are made with what?
6. What is the name of the acid formed when milk goes sour?
7. Which family has been awarded the most Nobel Prizes?
8. Which of these is an optical disc storage medium designed to supersede the standard DVD format?
9. Competitive vehicles in which sport can be driven legally on any open road?
10. The government of the Andaman Islands archipelago is divided between India and which other country?
11. On a Monopoly board, what is the symbol for the electric company?
12. Where was the 1982 Sabra and Shatila massacre carried out?
13. What does the abbreviation CHOGM stand for?
14. The Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh in 2013 was the collapse of what?
15. From 1815 until 1864, the Ionian Islands off the western coasts of Greece were under the protection of which country?
16. On what kind of land does Windhoek sit, the capital of its country and located in almost its exact geographical centre?
17. What was Manchester United footballer Patrice Evra quoted as saying after Manchester United beat Arsenal in the Champions League in May 2009?
18. Which of these is a fungal infection of the skin?
19. In 449 CE the Huns, led by Attila, are said to have reached an agreement with the Eastern Romans for war between them to cease, based on what?
20. Zev Hoover, a Massachusetts schoolboy, had international recognition in 2014 for his Little Folk Project; what did the project involve?