General Knowledge Quiz 761 (20 MCQs)

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1. Cambodia is better known in Asia as, and its official name was changed in 1975 temporarily to, what?
2. In England, what form of punishment was abolished by the Criminal Justice Act of 1948?
3. In 1827 which two great figures of the Romantic Age died in Europe?
4. Which of these films was directed by Stanley Kubrick with Ryan O'Neal in the title role?
5. Which of these countries has the longest coastline?
6. At which city was Kai Tak airport replaced by Chek Lap Kok in 1998?
7. What device removes a pilot from an aircraft in an emergency?
8. "Powder one's nose" is what, in relation to someone's use of a latrine?
9. What sport involves pockets, spots and rests?
10. Who or what are Matilda and Sherman?
11. To what gauge pressure, when measured by the referees, do the official rules of the National Football League require footballs to be inflated?
12. The diet of a Portia, a genus of jumping spider, focusses on what food?
13. Musician Nigel Kennedy caught the eye of an international public with the 1989 release of him as violin soloist in which piece of music?
14. How many countries compete in the World Series?
15. Which of these is a dance?
16. Where is the sacred city of Anuradhapura, established around a cutting from the 'tree of enlightenment', the Buddha's fig tree, brought there in the 3rd century BCE?
17. Who won the 2010 Boston Marathon with a time of 2:05:52, easily breaking the course record of 2:07:14?
18. Which automobile racing award was first given in 1900 in France and awarded annually until 1905?
19. Which 21st century film featured a pig as one its central characters?
20. Which subsequently top tennis champion, still No 4 during 2017, was No 1 as a junior at the end of 1998?