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General Knowledge Quiz 569 (20 MCQs)

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1. In what capacity did Laika and Félicette become well-known in the middle of the 20th century?
2. The January 1971 issue of what publication carried the first of a series "Silicon Valley, USA" ?
3. What was notable about the embrace on the podium after the medal ceremony for the 10 metre air pistol competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing between Nino Salukvadze (bronze) and Natalia Paderina (silver)?
4. The celebrated 18th century Englishman, Lancelot Brown, was better known by what name?
5. The US satirical TV series is what Park?
6. What early 18th century English club in London with strong political and literary associations, had members which included writers William Congreve, Jonathan Swift and Joseph Addison, and politicians the Duke of Marlborough and Sir Robert Walpole?
7. What is the symbol for a 13th wedding anniversary?
8. Which of these is a still influential book compiled or written in China in the 6th century BCE?
9. What district in the south of Rio de Janeiro has a beach 4km long?
10. Which Netflix film brings together talents which include the lead guitarist and keyboardist of the rock band Radiohead, novelist Thomas Savage, multiple award-winning actors and an Oscar-winning director?
11. The Royal Proclamation of 1763 issued by King George III, and recognised still in the Canadian Constitution of 1982, transferred French territory in North America to Great Britain and also did what?
12. What is the power technology that draws on the Earth-Moon system, and to a lesser extent the Earth-Sun system?
13. Which of these are characters from the TV series Falcon Crest?
14. What is Mexico's largest commercial port?
15. Which 19th century French composer had his first opera, "Les Pêcheurs de Perles", produced when he was not yet 25?
16. The dish known as souvlaki is part of the recognised cuisine of which country?
17. What is the term for a collector of autographs?
18. The Trendalyzer software, which enabled display of information in animated bubble graphs, was originally developed by a team working where?
19. Who published "A Book of Nonsense" (a volume of limericks that went through three editions) in 1846, "The History of the Seven Families of the Lake Pipple-Popple" in 1865, and "The Owl and the Pussycat" in 1867?
20. In which city did General Jodl, the German Chief of Staff, sign the surrender document on 7 May 1945, ending World War II in Europe?
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