General Knowledge Quiz 509 (20 MCQs)

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1. Where is the longest bridge in the world?
2. George Whitefield and Jonathan Edwards were well known in the British American colonies in the mid 18th century for being what?
3. What was the stage name of Jiles Perry Richardson, Jr., a singer and songwriter from 1957 until his accidental death in 1959, who is best known for his recording of "Chantilly Lace" ?
4. Charlie Brooker developed what British TV series, highlighting human/technology relationship and creating stories that feature "the way we live now-and the way we might be living in 10 minutes' time if we're clumsy." ?
5. Lieutenant General Aman Andom, Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen, Brigadier General Tafari Benti, Major Mengistu Haile Mariam and Major Atnafu Abate were involved in the politics of which country between 1974 and 1987?
6. What is the value of the Chandrasekhar limit?
7. Which English landscape painter painted "Dedham Vale", "The Valley Farm", "The Hay Wain" and "The Cornfield" ?
8. Dr Alison Lapper gave what TEDx talk in 2022?
9. What does "tour de force" mean?
10. Which of these is Japanese chanted poetry drama, using masks and originally devised for aristocratic audiences?
11. Which of these is a form of colour blindness?
12. Where is the volcano called Krakatoa?
13. What are the next two in this series:Treasury Bill, Peter, Munich Mouser, Nelson, Peter II, Peter, Peta, Wilberforce ..... ?
14. Which of these is a card game?
15. Which of these bands is led by two brothers?
16. Which of these eras in Britain is most recent?
17. Who established scientifically that an individual's fingerprints provide permanent identification?
18. "Rapacious" implies what?
19. What word's original meaning was "the common people" ?
20. After winning the UK series "The X Factor", Steve Brookstein released his first single on 20 December 2004, which debuted on the UK Singles Chart at #2 and later was #1 on 2 January 2005 for 1 week. It was a cover of what song?