General Knowledge Quiz 570 (20 MCQs)

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1. What nationality is Justine Henin, winner of 7 Grand Slam singles titles and an Olympic gold medal, who retired from professional tennis in 2008 when ranked World No. 1 and returned in 2010?
2. What was the surname of the family who looked after Paddington Bear?
3. Which of these words is a generic Chinese term for a dish of stir-fried noodles, either soft noodles, or, in "Hong Kong" style, thin crispy noodles?
4. Who caused a scandal when, on 2 February 1950, she gave birth to the son of Italian film director Roberto Rossellini while married to neurosurgeon Peter Lindstrom?
5. In which decade was the experimental form of composition which became known as musique concrète first explored in depth?
6. Members of what family were killed in the Massacre of Glencoe in Scotland, on 13 February 1692?
7. Which singer, composer, actor, comedian, librettist, theatre builder, patron of the arts and impresario also wrote the libretto for Mozart's "The Magic Flute" ?
8. According to the nursery rhyme, what happened just before the clock struck one?
9. Which of these is a seaport in Croatia?
10. What does the Republic of Ireland call itself?
11. What is a 'single make' open-wheel auto racing series wherein competitors represent their nation as opposed to themselves or a team?
12. How many claws does a cat have?
13. Which of these has a pouch?
14. Which of these are creatures from Greek mythology that had the head and body of a woman and the wings and feet of a bird?
15. Which ex-husband and wife shared in long-running British TV series 1981-91 and 1997-2011?
16. What caused it to snow in New England at least once every month during 1816?
17. "Elia" was the pseudonym of which author?
18. All snowflakes are geometric figures with how many sides or points?
19. The Tetris theme music is taken from a folk song native to which country?
20. The Mesolithic is one of the areas archaeologists divide which Age into?