General Knowledge Quiz 482 (20 MCQs)

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1. When a traffic sign reads "Stop", what form of speech is being used?
2. Where were the World Indoor Bowls Championships moved to in 1999?
3. What word best describes a triangle where all sides are equal?
4. In the current Western calendar (the Gregorian) how many days are there in 4 consecutive years, provided that none of the years ends in two noughts and is not at the same time divisible by 400?
5. Cherries produce fruit in which season of the year?
6. The Himalayas and Tien Shan, or Tian Shan, lie north and south of which other major mountain range?
7. Pat Boone had particular success as a singer during which period?
8. In what sport is a drive knee an integral part?
9. In April 2010, after riots in the capital which overthrew the government, President Kurmanbek Bakiyev left which country, leaving the way clear for the head of the new provisional government, Roza Otunbayeva?
10. A state of the USA is called Rhode ..... what?
11. The first Punic War was fought mainly on which island?
12. What is the name of the government-owned corporation that provides the intercity passenger train service in the USA?
13. What was the name for a foul smell believed to carry diseases, since discredited by the discovery of infectious agents?
14. How did Boris Godunov, one of Russia's Tsars in the early 17th century, come to power?
15. What do the plays Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett and Abigail's Party by Mike Leigh have in common?
16. Which is a surname of a famous 16th century English scientist and statesman (and, in a later century, a famous British painter)?
17. Which team beat the defending champions, Russia, 2-1 in the final of the 2010 Ice Hockey World Championships?
18. Marked the first what for the International Cycling Association World Championships?
19. Which best describes the voraciously carnivorous (sometimes cannibal) small fish Histrio histrio, the Sargassum fish?
20. From what sport did top-ranking athlete Naomi Osaka publicly take a break in 2021?