General Knowledge Quiz 698 (20 MCQs)

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1. Where did the car manufacturer Renault originate?
2. Which of these is a woman?
3. What Canadian-born British newspaper proprietor was granted a peerage in 1917, was the first Minister of Information responsible for allied propaganda in allied and neutral countries in 1918 and, during World War II, was Minister of Aircraft Production and Minister of Supply?
4. If the map of South America were thought of as a human head viewed in profile, facing to its left, what could be an appropriate description?
5. Minsk is the capital city of which country?
6. How does Basque pelota differ from Valencian pilota?
7. Where is Noshaq, or Nowshak, or Nōshākh?
8. If something in the eyelid or cheek is described as vellicating what could this be due to?
9. Who co-wrote "BANG! The Complete History of the Universe" with Patrick Moore?
10. Duffel coats were named after a town in which country?
11. At the 1925 Wimbledon Championships, the finals of the Men's Singles were contested by RenΓ© Lacoste who defeated Jean Borotra and the finals of the Women's Singles by Suzanne Lenglen who defeated Joan Fry Lakeman. Three of these players were French:what nationality was the other?
12. What is the term for the joints between the bones of the cranium?
13. Which are the most closely related to the armadillo?
14. The novels "The Lover", The Sea Wall" and "Moderato Cantabile" and the script for the film "Hiroshima Mon Amour" (1959) were written by which 20th century French novelist, playwright, scriptwriter, essayist and experimental filmmaker?
15. Which mountains are between Lake Champlain and the St Lawrence, in the state of New York, USA?
16. Which of these processes involves using specific hand, thumb and finger pressure to points in the patient's feet, ears and hands to cure illness?
17. What colour is Bob the Builder's hat?
18. What was the tallest man-made structure before the completion of the Eiffel Tower?
19. Where was the "Equitable Life Building", the first office building to feature passenger elevators?
20. In 429 CE, the Roman Emperor Theodosius II initiated what became known as the Codex Theodosianus, in order to do what?