General Knowledge Quiz 816 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which constellation, that lies between Taurus to the west and the dim Cancer to the east, with Auriga and Lynx to the north and Monoceros and Canis Minor to the south, is associated with the myth of Castor and Pollux, collectively known as the Dioscuri?
2. Where did Sherlock Holmes lose his struggle with Moriarty but did not die after all?
3. Which couple were married on 7 April 1997, had a son named Lennon Francis in September 1999, and divorced a year later?
4. In 1912 in Sweden 17 national federations formed the IAAF; what did the second "A" stand for?
5. The 1929 silent comedy film "Spite Marriage" was co-directed by Edward Sedgwick and which of its stars?
6. How many nouns are in the following sentence: "Roger told his dog not to jump on the furniture with muddy feet" ?
7. With what area are the Beaker people, or the Beaker Culture, most associated?
8. Where is a fore-topgallant found?
9. Who established a precision tool making business in Manchester in 1883, and perfected a system of standard measurements and gauges?
10. Who was Europe's captain in the 2008 Ryder Cup?
11. Which of these is a "lexicon" ?
12. Which of these performs a "veronica" ?
13. Nicholas II was the last Emperor of which country until he abdicated following the February Revolution of 1917?
14. On what were the live action films in a French series 1999-2012 depicting the adventures of two warriors from ancient Roman-occupied Europe based?
15. Which residence of Scots kings was built next to a ruined abbey by James IV, and rebuilt by Charles II?
16. What is the study of the relation between the motion of a body and the forces acting on it?
17. Where in the body would the bone known as a baculum be found?
18. New York city consists of the boroughs of The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Staten Island, and which other?
19. The crater Grimaldi on the Moon is named after whom?
20. Why were the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles boycotted by the Soviet Union and most of the communist world (though China, Romania, and Yugoslavia participated)?