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General Knowledge Quiz 820 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which German-born political scientist and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize served as National Security Advisor and later concurrently as Secretary of State in the Richard Nixon administration?
2. What is the main qualification for being considered for the Turner Prize, which has been presented annually since 1984 and is awarded by the Tate gallery? To be .....
3. Who hosted the travel programmes "Around the World in 80 Days" (1989), "Pole to Pole" (1992), "Full Circle" (1997), and "Hemingway Adventure" (1999)?
4. Which British TV series about cars that began in 1977 was presented for over 12 years, until 2015, by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, and features a test driver known as The Stig?
5. Which American swing and jazz guitarist's single string technique combined with amplification, while with Benny Goodman's bands between 1939 and 1941, helped bring the guitar out of the rhythm section and into the forefront as a solo instrument?
6. What gives mead its sweet taste?
7. Who played Johnny Fontane in the film "The Godfather" and was previously known as a singer of hits such as "Here In My Heart", "Spanish Eyes", "Can't Help Falling in Love" and "Volare" ?
8. Who wrote "Other people see things and say:why?-but I dream things that never were and say:why not?"
9. According to Greek legend, which of these was a cyclops?
10. A "basho" is a tournament for what sport?
11. What is the name of the raised bumps that cover the striking area of a table tennis bat?
12. Author Marion Evans wrote under which pseudonym?
13. Danish astronomer Ole Roemer's experiment in 1676 to time eclipses of Jupiter's moon Io and measure delays, led to what?
14. What is the name for an elaborate seat, frequently with a canopy, strapped to the back of an elephant?
15. What is most nearly related to a caribou?
16. How many years after leaving the USA was Roman Polanski extradited to return to face sentencing on his conviction for rape, and to face further related charges?
17. Which of these was a hit record for trumpeter Eddie Calvert in 1954?
18. Which concert pianist was appointed Prime Minister of the new Polish Republic in 1919?
19. Which football team returned home from the 2010 African Nations Cup in Angola after their bus was shot at and three people were killed?
20. The art of the Tulip Era is associated with what?
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