General Knowledge Quiz 612 (20 MCQs)

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1. "Pulmonary" refers to which organ?
2. When were the UCI (at the time, the ICA) Track Cycling World Championships first held?
3. The seeds of which of these are used as a spice?
4. Caractacus, Cartimandua and Scapula are linked by what?
5. The island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao are in what country?
6. What is the astronomical term for the measure of the reflective ability of a heavenly body?
7. In which of these is the term "seisin" more likely to be used?
8. What does the Latin abbreviation QED mean?
9. Among the changes announced to the rules for the World Netball Series in October 2009, the length of each quarter was changed from 15 minutes to how many minutes?
10. In chess, what term is given to the situation where a king is under direct attack and cannot avoid being captured?
11. The French astronomer and geodesist, Abbรฉ Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille (1713-1762), is known particularly for what?
12. In what well-known cartoon series would the character Milou be found?
13. The film "Spirit of Youth" (1938) told the story of the rise of boxer Joe Thomas, which paralleled the life of which boxer who had the lead role?
14. Mrs Norris, Gilderoy, Draco, and Hedwig are characters made popular in a series of books by whom?
15. In 1819 Venezuelan Simon Bolivar became the first President, and, except for a brief retirement, remained so until his death in 1830, of which republic?
16. What is another name for "Epoch Time" ?
17. In Scots, to flyte (or flite) is to what?
18. One of the first actions taken in China's "Great Leap Forward" was a campaign initiated by Mao Zedong, the first President, to eliminate what birds?
19. In Ireland, what are "Macgillycuddy's Reeks" ?
20. Suriname's three neighbours are Guyana, French Guiana and which other?