General Knowledge Quiz 493 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which of these is entitled to use the country code top level domain ".gf" ?
2. Until they were cancelled, the 1916 Olympics were to have been held where?
3. The Greek tragedians Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides wrote dramas dealing with which legendary woman?
4. What is the primary intelligence agency of Albania that was created in 1991?
5. Malick Sidibé chronicled what period of awakening consciousness?
6. The Bale, or Urgoma, Mountains are in which country?
7. Which of these people was tasked by the Nazi Party to oversee the purging of "Degenerate art" made by German modern artists?
8. Jessica Simpson appeared as Daisy in which 2005 film?
9. Egg-based painting medium is known as what?
10. What is an old European lawn game, still played in parts of England and Wales, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, from which ten-pin bowling, duckpin bowling, and candlepin bowling in the USA, and five-pin bowling in Canada are descended?
11. Who were the main figures involved in the introduction in 1892 of 35 mm film for still photography and motion pictures?
12. Which of these wines comes from Portugal?
13. The main ingredients of advocaat (or advokat), a rich and creamy liqueur with a smooth, custard-like flavour, are sugar, brandy and what else?
14. The film, "The Room" (2003) written, partly directed by, and starring, Tommy Wiseau was widely described by audience, critics and academia as what?
15. Adjustment of layers of iridophore cells in some animals accounts for what?
16. In which country are members of parliament known, not as MPs, but TDs?
17. For which painting was Edouard Manet condemned as incompetent and subversive by critics, which damaged his reputation for years?
18. Who, in Formula One, between 2006 and 2010, was the youngest Formula One driver to:drive at a Grand Prix meeting, score points, lead a race, secure pole position, win a race and win the championship?
19. What professional sport is Arthur Ashe known in?
20. Which of these is in the city of Prague?