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General Knowledge Quiz 682 (20 MCQs)

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1. What is the only country in Central America which is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, and has English as its official language?
2. Botany Bay is in which of these countries?
3. What is the main characteristic of the cult jigsaw puzzles first published in 1997 and known as Wasgij?
4. Lawnmower racing as a sport took off in the second half of the 20th century in the UK, USA and Australia; what reason was quoted in the UK?
5. Belgian Filip Eyckmans had the concept in 2004. The sport for which he had the idea includes music, inflation and trampolines, and is known as what?
6. In which sport have Chinese players won the men's World Championship 60% of the time since 1959, and in the women's competition, all but two of the World Championships since 1971?
7. Sir Winston Churchill as well as being a soldier and politician was a prolific writer. Much of his writing was in the non-fiction genre, military, social and political history and analysis; which was his only full-length published novel?
8. What does the Latin root "virgula" of the word for the punctuation mark "/" (forward slash or virgule) mean?
9. What was the original name of Mickey Mouse?
10. German measles, characterised by a rash, malaise, headache, fever and conjunctivitis, is otherwise known as what?
11. The revolver, with a single barrel and a number of chambers for cartridges fired by a one-lock mechanism, was patented in 1835 by whom?
12. Which 2002 play by Neil LaBute that takes place around 11 September 2001 concerns an extra-marital affair between a man (Sam) and his boss (Abby) who worked in the World Trade Centre?
13. What film was remade as the 1956 musical film, "High Society", starring Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, John Lund and Frank Sinatra?
14. Which of these sports has an arbitrator officially called an "umpire" ?
15. Which is the only country in Africa to show a weapon in its national flag?
16. What is the derivation of the word napalm, meaning a type of incendiary bomb?
17. What is the only book written by Emily Bronte?
18. Which of these is the nearest east of New York City?
19. Every year from mid-July to late August a shower of shooting stars, called the Perseid shower is seen. What does the event result from?
20. An oenophile is a lover of what?
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