General Knowledge Quiz 568 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which of these is in the constellation of Orion?
2. Prominent UK philanthropist Dr Naim Dangoor CBE set up and heads which charitable foundation?
3. What instrument was designed to measure variations in temperature by the expansion or contraction of a liquid or gas?
4. The Rhine, the Mississippi and the Amazon are all what type of geographical feature?
5. What planet orbits between Uranus and Pluto?
6. Barbara Vine is another writing name for which author?
7. The Black Hawk War was for possession of lands east of the Mississippi. In which modern day state was the first confrontation, at Stillman's Run, on 14 May 1832, which resulted in a victory for Chief Black Hawk's Sauk and Fox warriors over the local militiamen commanded by Major Isaiah Stillman?
8. What was Genghis Khan's usual method of transport when going to war?
9. The logo of which car manufacturer is based on an arrangement of three red diamonds?
10. The Mazda Cosmo, which began to be marketed in 1990, was the first car to be equipped with what as an option?
11. According to Greek legend, what was the 9 headed monster from the Lerna marshes killed by Hercules?
12. Which is India's biggest salt lake?
13. Approximately how long is the traditional Scottish caber?
14. Actor Omar Sharif was one of the world's leading and best known players of which game?
15. What kept tennis champion Novak Djokovic from competing in the Australian Open in January 2022?
16. "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" (1927), on which the multi-award winning 1948 American film was based, was written under the pen-name B. Traven by someone understood to be of what nationality?
17. What was the 1908 Tunguska Event?
18. When and where was the first Rugby League World Cup held?
19. The centre of a well-known UK TV series was a doctor, but was not a medical series. What was the name of the doctor?
20. Scottish singer Sheena Easton sang the theme song for which James Bond film?