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General Knowledge Quiz 478 (20 MCQs)

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1. In which country was "The Tunguska Event" on 30 June 1908, believed to have been caused by the air burst of a large meteoroid or comet fragment of 5-10 kilometres (3-6 miles) above the Earth's surface?
2. Where is the ancient Oxus River?
3. What ambulance service is a common name used by a number of affiliated organisations in different countries dedicated to the teaching and practice of medical first aid and the provision of ambulance services, all of which derive their origins from an association founded in 1877 in England?
4. Olympic gold medallists Paavo Nurmi, Ville Ritola, Clas Thunberg and Lasse VirΓ©n represented which country?
5. Which of these characters in a play does not appear on stage?
6. When did western scientists first demonstrate that it was possible to produce electricity from light?
7. Aisin-Gioro Puyi, courtesy name Yaozhi, also known as Henry Puyi, was better known as who?
8. Where did the Konbaung dynasty rule from 1752 to 1885, until the British finally defeated their forces and annexed their core country?
9. Which of these words means "dumbfounded" ?
10. It is home to the Bayerische Staatsoper, Staatsorchester and Staatsballet, was burned down in 1823, rebuilt and re-opened 1825, bombed and destroyed 1943 and re rebuilt and re-opened 1963; what is it?
11. What causes a star to collapse?
12. What is the last part of a famous quotation from Malcolm X that begins "we didn't land on Plymouth Rock, brothers and sisters, ..... "
13. Which of these is a British geologist who greatly influenced the modern study of geology with his book "The Principles Of Geology" ?
14. Which of these was the title of a single by Peter Andre that was not released off the album "The Long Road Back" in 2004?
15. On what date on the Christian calendar is the day of the Annunciation or Lady Day?
16. Which of these states of the USA is a rectangle?
17. A subspecies of which bird or insect makes an annual migration of-in terms of direct flight-about 11, 000 km (6, 835 mi) each way (total 22, 000 km, 13, 670 mi), the first leg of which is non-stop?
18. The port of Gqeberha in South Africa's Eastern Cape Province, a major seaport with the most significant car loading facilities in the southern hemisphere, was previously known by what name?
19. The First Anglo-Afghan War was fought by the British imperial Indian military in Afghanistan over three or four years ending in 1842. What happened there in January 1842?
20. Minh MαΊ‘ng, Emperor of Vietnam 1820-1841, was deeply opposed to western involvement in his country and in 1825 outlawed what?
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