General Knowledge Quiz 614 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which controversial and passionate Australian conservationist died unexpectedly in 2006?
2. Which of these cities is closest to Rome?
3. What dish derives from the Portuguese dish "Carne de Vinha d' Alhos" (pork preserved in red wine or red wine vinegar, chili pepper, and stewed with garlic) which was brought to Goa and evolved into the a dish of meat, usually lamb, with wine and garlic plentiful amounts of spice?
4. What kind of land is in the Badghyz and Karabil ecoregion north of the central mountain ranges of Afghanistan and in southeast Turkmenistan and parts of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan?
5. What is the setting for the Alfred Hitchcock film "The Birds" ?
6. What is the largest city in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada?
7. In what month is Independence Day celebrated in the USA?
8. "Politics and sport should not mix" is often heard, but for the 1920 Olympics the line seems to have been blurred, at least, with what effect?
9. The famous armless statue of Venus, or Aphrodite, was first discovered in CE times (in 1820 CE) in what ancient city ruins?
10. Which of these is an earlier name for the game of darts?
11. Who was the 2014 World Snooker Champion?
12. The merger of which two airlines, to create the world's 3rd largest airline in terms of annual revenue, was confirmed on 8 April 2010?
13. When and where did water skiing first develop as a sport?
14. What did the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk in March 1918 end?
15. In the opening ceremony of the 1976 Summer Olympics which team carried a flag including a black ribbon?
16. What is the next in the series:Yamoussoukro, Accra, LomΓ© ..... ?
17. From 1976 onwards, refugees seeking asylum were called "boat people" in the country they were trying to reach and mostly refused asylum. Which country was that?
18. Who was the female lead in the film "Leprechaun" ?
19. Which river runs through the cities of St. Louis, Saint Charles, Jefferson City and Kansas City?
20. The Crusaders from western Europe during their fourth crusade destroyed what major Orthodox Christian city in 1204?