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General Knowledge Quiz 498 (20 MCQs)

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1. The oldest bowls club in Scotland still in continuous use was founded in Kilmarnock in which year?
2. Which of these was the companion of Phileas Fogg in Jules Verne's "Around the World in 80 Days" ?
3. Who created the character of James Bond?
4. The Battle of the Tiger's Mouth in 1809-10 was fought between which two forces?
5. According to Jewish holy books, which of these were daughters of Laban the Aramean, married to the same man (his nephew), and parents to founders of the tribes of Israel?
6. During World War II, Operation Sealion was the codename for the invasion of which area?
7. What language does the modern English "cat" come from originally?
8. What characterises a regular polygon?
9. In what year was the Irish parliament abolished and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland come into being?
10. The Battle of Verdun and the Battle of the Somme were fought during which war?
11. In the first two decades of the 20th century a number of European and USA expeditions were made, eventually successfully, to where?
12. What animal, introduced to Australia in the 19th century, had a feral population there by 2010 of between 500, 000 and 750, 000?
13. What is Lester William Polsfuss famous for developing and inspiring?
14. The "Westminster", that is held annually at Madison Square Garden in New York, is what sort of event?
15. Who is the natural father of Fifi Trixibelle (born in 1983), Peaches Honeyblossom Michelle Charlotte Angel Vanessa (1989), Little Pixie (1990) and the adoptive father of Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily (1996)?
16. Where is the Sea of Muscovy?
17. What is the world's smallest island nation, covering 21 square kilometres (8.1 square miles)?
18. The Columbia Pictures logo in 1924 was a female figure, as now, but with a shield in her left hand and what in her right hand?
19. "Goal attack" and "wing defence" are positions in which sport?
20. Guillemette du Luys was one of only two women to do what?
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