General Knowledge Quiz 760 (20 MCQs)

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1. The Adriatic Sea lies along the shores of Italy and a number of other countries; which of these is not one?
2. After discovering a new planet, Herschel named it Georgium Sidus (George's Star), or the "Georgian Planet" in honour of King George III. The scientific community did not like the name, and decided to call it what?
3. Which of these has a style called "fly on the wall" ?
4. South African professional golfer Ernie Els is known by what nickname?
5. A waterbear or moss piglet, otherwise known as a tardigrade, is a minute extremophile organism. Which one of these can it survive?
6. Which are among the ancient Egyptian remedies given in the 16th or 17th century BCE medical treatise known as the Edwin Smith papyrus?
7. Which company bought the Daimler, Lanchester, Jaguar and Land Rover brand names in March 2008?
8. Which of these is not the name for a theoretical short cut in space?
9. Which of these is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts?
10. The Muslim leader Saladin recaptured which city from the Crusaders in 1187?
11. Who created the character of Doctor Finlay in the British TV series (1962-1971) "Dr Finlay's Casebook" ?
12. What theory originated in the 1930s with the work of Rózsa Péter, Kurt Gödel, Alonzo Church, Stephen Kleene, and Emil Post?
13. Where did the 2014 Umbrella Revolution happen?
14. Which Australian actor, singer-songwriter, model and philanthropist started her singing career in Britain with the release of "Torn" ?
15. In the original Star Trek TV series that aired from 1966 to 1969, who played Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy?
16. What word was coined by Charles Richet to denote a substance or spiritual energy "exteriorised" by physical mediums, said to be associated with formation of ghosts?
17. Which of these sports is not represented in the modern pentathlon, contested in Olympic Games?
18. Where did the borzoi dog breed originate?
19. Kaliningrad on the Baltic Sea is bordered by Poland and which other country or countries?
20. What does the term "to spend a penny" mean?