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General Knowledge Quiz 773 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which of these is an herbal liqueur beverage produced in France and named after a religious order, the recipe for which contains 27 plants and spices?
2. Which of these is a mythical creature from Australian folklore?
3. In May 2016 the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) published guidelines for what?
4. Which group, which broke up in 1981, had Howard Devoto as the frontman, while Dave Formula played keyboards, Barry Adamson played bass, with John Doyle on drums?
5. Which of these manufactured the aeroplane that, when it first flew on 21 December 1988, became the world's largest fixed-wing aircraft?
6. Who designed the Olympic flag?
7. What city has more than one hundred kilometres of canals (the main ones called Herengracht, Prinsengracht, and Keizersgracht), which were dug in the 17th century to form concentric belts around the city, known as the grachtengordel?
8. Which Russian composer, after writing "The Firebird" for the Russian ballet, became a US citizen in 1945?
9. Which band, led by Mick Hucknall, released its first single, "Money's Too Tight (To Mention)", in 1985?
10. Which of these is a professional association in the UK with the dual roles of learned society and professional body that was formed in 1980 from the merger of the Faraday Society with 3 other societies?
11. Teal, mallard, muscovy and mandarin are all types of what?
12. What was the first television show to be presented by Jimmy Savile (later knighted) who went on to present the long-running-1975-1994-UK TV series "Jim'll Fix It" ?
13. Who wrote "The Naked Ape" and "The Human Zoo" ?
14. When was the revolver, a hand gun with a rifled barrel and a revolving cartridge cylinder, invented?
15. Which four-time Grammy Award-winning artist's hit singles included "Fast Car", "Talkin' 'bout a Revolution", "Baby Can I Hold You", "Give Me One Reason", "The Promise" and "Telling Stories" ?
16. The fruit of which plant, endemic to the island of Socotra, or Soqotra, between the Guardafui Channel and the Arabian Sea, is known to be used as a treatment for sores and wounds?
17. What is the unconventional use of TLDs in domain names (such as using .tv, .fm and .am to denote television or radio stations) known as?
18. What is another generally accepted name for King Philip's War of 1675-76?
19. Belgian competitor Eddy Merckx, often referred to as among the best of all time in his field, was involved in what sport?
20. Most of the state of Nevada is in which time zone?
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