General Knowledge Quiz 64 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which of these cities, among the largest in their countries, is also the capital of the country?
2. Where was most of the film "The Last Samurai" (2003) filmed?
3. What is a barcode designed to do?
4. What is the usual climate in Cartagena on the northern coast of Colombia?
5. Which of these is a stuffed chicken eaten at Christmas, which originated in the Philippines?
6. On 2 June 1886, at almost 50 years old, where did US President Grover Cleveland marry Frances Folsom, 21?
7. What Western Christian military order, which existed for approximately two centuries in the Middle Ages, was endorsed by the Roman Catholic Church around 1129?
8. In 1867, William George Beers, a Canadian dentist, codified which sport (shortening the game and reducing the number of players to 12 per team), with the first game played under these rules at Upper Canada College between Upper Canada College and the Toronto Cricket Club?
9. Which Frenchman was the first to navigate the St Lawrence River in Canada in 1535?
10. Which of these is an American record producer, rapper, actor, men's fashion designer, entrepreneur and dancer?
11. Kate Winslet was awarded an Oscar for Best Actress for her role in which of these films?
12. Which of these is a condition which, by depriving the body of oxygen, results in choking or suffocation?
13. A two decade long relationship was broken in August 2021 between what celebrated sportsman and the club he had played with all his sporting career?
14. Who was awarded a Nobel Prize in 1908 for his work on the chemistry of radioactive substances?
15. From 1999 to 2009 inclusive, 4 people who were not from North America won the US Masters. Which of these was from North America?
16. What colour line is laid down as a visual cue on Winter Olympics downhill ski courses?
17. Which Nobel prize winner in literature died in August 2013?
18. Which of these is an example of a simile?
19. The most famous versions of what type of book were produced by Bailey in 1721, Johnson in 1755 and Oxford University from 1884?
20. Eau Rouge, Raidillon, La Source, Blanchimont and Bus Stop are features of a venue for what sport?