General Knowledge Quiz 685 (20 MCQs)

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1. The port city of Montevideo serves which country?
2. How long is a polo pitch?
3. "Let's Get It Started" (2003) by the Black Eyed Peas was originally recorded with what offensive word in the title, making it unsuitable for play on some radio stations and at sports games?
4. Gregor Johann Mendel, a 19th Century Augustinian priest and scientist, gained posthumous fame as the figurehead of which new science for his study of pea plants?
5. Who was the feminist author of "The Women's Room", "The War Against Women", "Women's History of the World" and "From Eve to Dawn" ?
6. What is a generic name for household linen?
7. In the acronym PAL, used in the television industry, what does the "L" stand for?
8. Which 19th century French novelist wrote books about "The Three Musketeers" ?
9. What disease caused US president Franklin D Roosevelt to use a wheelchair?
10. What does the "MS" stand for in the name of the organisation IMSA founded in 2005?
11. What do the small Marañón, Apurímac and Mantaro Rivers (after joining and being joined by other rivers) become?
12. The Edinburgh Agreement, or Decision, in 1992 was reached to what?
13. What was the name of the regular feature of the European motorsport calendar from 1927 to 1957 that was held 24 times in Italy?
14. What species of spiny lobster is probably the longest decapod crustacean in the world, growing to lengths of up to 60 centimetres (24 in)?
15. What needs to be added to the sum of the first three prime numbers to equal the fifth?
16. Which TV series, first released in 2009 and sparking several international versions and a number of spin-off series, follows the activities of a three generation family and a family friend in a fast-moving business established in 1989?
17. The old English law giving foresters the right to food, drink, and lodging from the inhabitants of a forest for their, their attendants', and their animals' maintenance is known by what term?
18. The name of which floor or floors is often omitted in Chinese high-rise buildings and elevators?
19. Which co-presenter of a programme for car enthusiasts has also presented "Brainiac:Science Abuse", "The Gunpowder Plot:Exploding the Legend", "Blast Lab" and "Invisible Worlds" ?
20. In which country is the 1, 418 square mi (3, 673 square km) Lake Tana?