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General Knowledge Quiz 75 (20 MCQs)

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1. What is a state of stability, in which all forces are equal and opposing, cancelling each other out?
2. These are the first lines from what song made famous by Bobby Vee in 1963: "They say that you're a runaround lover, Though you say it isn't so, But if you put me down for another, I'll know, believe me, I'll know" ?
3. Who was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952?
4. When was the earliest patent filed for a toilet plunger?
5. The colours red and blue mixed together makes what other colour?
6. What does a copywriter do, such as Peter Wimsey in Dorothy Sayers's book "Murder Must Advertise" ?
7. In 1743 Charles-Marie de La Condamine led the west's first scientific expedition to observe which river and its environment?
8. Which of these was encouraged by Gauguin to take up tapestry design but abandoned it after he began making small terracotta sculptures in 1895 and became a sculptor and painter. His important works include a monument to Cézanne (1912), and 3 of his bronzes grace the grand staircase of the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City.
9. Which native plant of the Socotra archipelago is considered to be the national tree of Yemen?
10. In Greek mythology, who thought up the idea of the Trojan Horse?
11. A traditional music ensemble from Indonesia, featuring instruments such as xylophones, gongs, bells, bamboo flutes, and strings is known as what?
12. In October 2009 a diplomatic incident arose between Albania, India and Macedonia about whether whose remains should be disinterred and where they should be reburied?
13. Akhenaten ruled in which country?
14. Which of these is a type of fungus?
15. New York businessman and gambler Arnold Rothstein was believed to have been behind baseball's Black Sox Scandal, in which the 1919 World Series was fixed, giving the series to which team?
16. In 891 Minamoto no Yoshiari, a Japanese court official and founder of the Takeda school of archery, was given the task of compiling a National what?
17. In 1871, Otto von Bismarck became the first what?
18. Which of these is a type of Australian dog?
19. What military junta came to power in Ethiopia following the ousting of Haile Selassie I on 12 September 1974 and although officially coming to an end on 22 February 1987, was not formally abolished until September?
20. The Red Ensign, a flag that originated in the early 17th century as a British ensign flown by the Royal Navy, is currently specifically used by which group?
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