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General Knowledge Quiz 489 (20 MCQs)

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1. What musical term means "an immediate reduction in pace" ?
2. Gaius Julius Civilis led a revolt by which tribe, of which he was a hereditary prince, against the Roman Empire in 69 CE?
3. Which orange-seller became an actress, then mistress of King Charles II, died in 1687 aged 37, and was buried at St Martin-in-the-Fields?
4. During which war were occupying Ottoman forces forced to withdraw from the town of Aqaba after a raid led by T. E. Lawrence and the Arab forces of Sharif Hussein?
5. What was the confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union that was at its peak in October 1962?
6. The design specification for the Ford GT40, which won the Le Mans 24 Hour race four years in a row, specified that car be a maximum of ..... ?
7. The aquatic snails known as limpets have what shape shell?
8. Absolute zero is at approximately what temperature?
9. What is the main equipment needed to play Shinty?
10. In another life Princess Anni-Frid, Dowager Countess of Plauen, had a career as what?
11. Most of the coastline of the southern half of Africa is characterised by what?
12. What is a poussin?
13. What do ostlers do?
14. The sun is mostly made up of what material?
15. Where is the Quebrada de las Conchas (Shell Ravine), a nature reserve with 46 km of multiple rock formations carved by tectonics, wind, and water?
16. Which of these is not the natural habitat of the tiger?
17. What is the usual food source for a hoatzin?
18. Since about 1200 CE what shape have neums, or neumes, usually been in Western tradition?
19. What is a navigation instrument used until the 18th century to measure the angles between heavenly bodies, or between them and the horizon?
20. Which of these is an actor who won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in "The Godfather Part II" (1974), and for Best Actor as the lead in "Raging Bull" (1980)?
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