General Knowledge Quiz 543 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which of these is a stretch of water between Wales and Devon on the West coast of Britain?
2. "The quality of mercy is not strained, It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven" is spoken by which Shakespearean character?
3. According to the nursery rhyme, what did little Jack Horner pull out of his Christmas pie?
4. What did the "S" in American President Ulysses S. Grant's name stand for?
5. When was the first time the Paralympic Games were held in Russia?
6. What are Loo, Euchre, Rams, Hombre, and Maw?
7. What is the most noticeable reaction when sodium is put into water?
8. Bondi Beach is near which city?
9. How did Hannibal die in 183 BC?
10. What is the name for radiations of a wavelength longer than and immediately next to the visible spectrum?
11. What is the title extension of the 2020 film "Happy Happy Joy Joy" ?
12. In late middle English, when it was first used, what was the meaning of the word "jargon" ?
13. What was the name of the English parliament that restored Charles II as king in 1660?
14. At the 1988 Summer Olympics, Indonesia gained its first Olympic medal when the women's team won a silver medal in what?
15. The names of how many states of the USA both start and end with the letter "a" ?
16. What chess piece is also called a "castle" ?
17. When was the first award ceremony for the US's Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences held?
18. Who created the fictional detective Inspector Morse?
19. She slopped her dripper is an example of what?
20. Which of these is not one of the Railway Stations on a traditional English Monopoly board?