General Knowledge Quiz 627 (20 MCQs)

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1. About how often does our solar system orbit around the centre of our galaxy, the Milky Way?
2. Which of these was not a nickname of Phil Tufnell, English test cricketer from 1990 to 2001?
3. Where was the starting point for the 2015 Tour de France, for the sixth time?
4. Which of these titles, first used for Charlemagne in 800 CE, existed until the early 20th century?
5. What profession requires the artist to know about "F stops" ?
6. Oak Ridge, Tennessee is widely associated with what?
7. Which drummer for the 1960s rock band "Holy Modal Rounders" (featured in the movie "Easy Rider") received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1979 for his play, "Buried Child" ?
8. Whose armies were defeated at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815?
9. Which of these is a French film actress, who has had roles in "AmΓ©lie" (2001), "The Da Vinci Code" (2006) and "Priceless" (2006)?
10. Pi squared is closest to which of these numbers?
11. In what is birdsmouthing, or birdmouthing, used?
12. When was the first message transmitted between UK and the USA by submarine telegraph cable?
13. What was the signature tune of 1950s popular pianist Winifred Attwell?
14. The USA purchased Alaska in 1867; when did it become one of the states in the United States?
15. Nicole Kidman married which country singer in 2006?
16. Who wrote the song "Fascinating Rhythm" ?
17. Reincarnation is not part of which of these religions?
18. In December 2019 the wreck of what ship was discovered close to the Falkland Islands (Malvinas); it had sunk in battle almost exactly 105 years earlier carrying down the Vice Admiral of its fleet?
19. How long is each round in a boxing match at the Olympic Games?
20. Which of these is a female whale?