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General Knowledge Quiz 577 (20 MCQs)

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1. Who wrote "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" ?
2. What name was given to a group of painters who first exhibited at the Salon d'Automne in Paris in 1905, including Matisse, Braque, Derain, van Dongen and Dufy, who presented bold forms, brilliant colours and clearly defined patterns?
3. What phrase means "on the brink of failure" ?
4. One of the rarest reptiles, a species of crocodile, is found in the wild exclusively where?
5. Who became King of England after defeating Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field?
6. In the language from which the English word "zodiac" was taken, what did the word refer to?
7. In January 2013 Novak Djoković and Victoria Azarenka won the respective men's and women's titles in which Championship?
8. What is studied in the international research programme Argo?
9. What are chlorine, bromine and iodine?
10. Who is the mother of Pax, Knox, Vivienne, Zahara, Shiloh and Maddox?
11. The airliner put into servce in 1931 and capable of carrying 40 passengers, the Hannibal, was made by which company?
12. Where is the Kra Isthmus?
13. In the long jump at the 1968 Olympic Games held at Mexico City, which American athlete set a world record that would stand for 23 years?
14. What is dried in an oast house?
15. Which British Monarch bought Buckingham House, later substantially remodelled as Buckingham Palace, for a royal residence?
16. Between 1952 and 1955 the Argentinian provinces of La Pampa and Chaco were known by the names of two members of what family?
17. What was the official motto of the 1972 Olympic Games in Germany, the first in Germany since 1936?
18. Who was the London-based Jewish music impresario who managed Gene Vincent, Small Faces, Electric Light Orchestra and Black Sabbath?
19. Which country has borders with Iran, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and the People's Republic of China?
20. Mickey Hargitay, the second husband of leading blonde sex symbol of the 1950s Jayne Mansfield, was famous for winning what in 1955?
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