General Knowledge Quiz 607 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which is a lammergeier's normal habitat?
2. Which of these historical periods in Britain is most recent?
3. What ocean does the Limpopo River discharge into?
4. The small island (57.4 sq. km) of São Vicente, the most densely populated island in Brazil, houses part of the city of São Vicente as well as part of what other city and a container port of the same name, the busiest in Latin America?
5. Which two American track and field athletes, who finished first and third in the 200 metres, were sent home from the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City after they performed the Black Power salute on the victory stand?
6. What is a "grotto" ?
7. The word for a shepherd's stave or, according to some, the alcohol in barrels with cork bungs has given the name to what sport?
8. Which team won the gold medal in the women's cycling team pursuit at the UCI World Cup in Beijing, 2009, setting the second fastest time in the world for the 3, 000m?
9. Libya borders which sea?
10. Who led barons to revolt against Henry III in 1263, established England's first elected parliament, and was killed at the Battle of Evesham in 1265?
11. Who wrote the song "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" ?
12. Düsseldorf is a major city in which country?
13. What was the name of the autobiography of motor racing commentator Murray Walker, published in 2003?
14. What is the mythological "xana" ?
15. What is the name of the cat that appeared in Warner Brothers cartoons?
16. Murmansk, a Russian city which is consolidating a focus on resources for oil and gas exploration and transport, is on the shores of what body of water?
17. In Buddhism, what is the state of blissful repose or absolute existence by someone relieved of the necessity of rebirth?
18. The Himalayas are on which continent?
19. If you take any number, double it, add 10, divide by 2, and subtract your original number, what will the answer be?
20. How many compete on each sled in skeleton racing?