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General Knowledge Quiz 681 (20 MCQs)

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1. The city of Potosi in Bolivia was known for centuries as what?
2. Which of these is an old-fashioned name for a song thrush?
3. When and where was the Batavian Republic?
4. Who stands off-stage and reminds actors of forgotten lines during a performance?
5. The Swiss scientist Carl Gustav Jung was influential in philosophy, anthropology, archaeology, literature and religious studies but particularly in what other field?
6. If something or someone is described as smouldering, what is either literally or metaphorically present?
7. The Tokyo Summer Olympics in 2020 is the second time Tokyo has hosted the Games. How many years since the previous time?
8. Which English novelist wrote "Decline and Fall", "Brideshead Revisited" and "Officers and Gentlemen" ?
9. Which English soccer player, whose career in first class soccer ran from 1958 to 1976, was captain of the England team that won the 1966 World Cup and was England's most capped player (108) when he retired from the England team in 1973?
10. MC Romeo, Dan Da Man, Mr Akira and Mr C were members of which group?
11. The lands of Castile, which came to prominence in Europe in the 13th century, make up much of which modern country?
12. What is the next name in this series:Orlando Bloom, David Bowie, Daniel Radcliffe, Chris Martin, Sir Ian McKellen ..... ?
13. Horatio Nelson lost his right eye in which battle?
14. Who was born Claire Mary Teresa Rowstron in Gisborne, New Zealand, but became famous under her adopted name?
15. What name was given by Rudyard Kipling in one of his stories to a mongoose?
16. Which of these starred in the 1990 film "Hamlet" directed by Franco Zeffirelli?
17. What is the triangular part of a horse's hoof?
18. What does the chemical symbol Au stand for?
19. What term for a style of post-Impressionist painting with bold and flat forms separated by dark contours, a famous example odf which is Paul Gauguin's "The Yellow Christ" (1889), was coined by critic Edouard Dujardin in 1888?
20. In what field was Roland Garros, after whom an international French sporting venue is named, especially known?
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