General Knowledge Quiz 575 (20 MCQs)

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1. In economics, what is TWI?
2. Which of these is dish originating in Louisiana, USA?
3. Which of these flags does not have a cross on it?
4. Which film, based on the 1976 autobiography by American anti-war activist Ron Kovic, won 4 Golden Globes and 8 nominations for an Oscar (including 2 wins)?
5. Where in Britain is Bishop Rock lighthouse?
6. The Royal New Zealand Plunket Society founded in 1907 was established to focus on what?
7. In 2001 at least how many films released in the USA were sequels, prequels, or the start of a series?
8. Which of these plays by Shakespeare was set in England?
9. What medical tool was developed in the early 1950s, consisting of two parts, a ball surrounded by a cage constructed using Plexiglas later changed to silicone-coated material?
10. In the 2000 film, who played "Billy Elliot"s dancing teacher?
11. What is a name for the strong, cold, gusty north-easterly winter wind which blows to the Adriatic Sea from the Dinaric Alps?
12. Bitumen is made to go onto what?
13. What is the official process whereby one nation or state requests and obtains from another nation or state the surrender of a suspected or convicted criminal?
14. What is Kavachi in the South Pacific?
15. What was the family name of the Mafia mob depicted in the "Godfather" movies?
16. Despite being named for the Ebola River in Congo the virus was first isolated some distance away; where?
17. What nationality is retired racing driver Alain Prost?
18. Who opened their own business in 1885, by 1890 was recognized as one of France's foremost Art Nouveau jewellery designers, and in the 1920s became famous for his work in the Art Deco style?
19. From May 1822 to March 1823 and from April 1864 to May 1867, Mexico was governed as a what?
20. What British sitcom, written by and starring Jennifer Saunders and co-starring Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha, June Whitfield and Jane Horrocks, was first broadcast by the BBC in 1992?