General Knowledge Quiz 84 (20 MCQs)

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1. Of the 29 letters in the Turkish alphabet, how many are vowels?
2. Two compositions of which American jazz pianist, organist, composer, violinist, singer, and comedic entertainer from the first half of the 20th century, were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1984 and 1999?
3. What is Sardex?
4. What is the collective name for eight elite universities in the North Eastern USA?
5. When was the Koinon of the Zagorisians an independent system?
6. For which of these is white wine the basis?
7. Los Angeles, USA, was selected as the venue for an Olympic Games in 1932 and 1984, both times under what conditions?
8. Which satirical US TV police sitcom (1986-88), although short-lived, made the ironic and baseless phrase "Trust me, I know what I'm doing" popular?
9. A popular vote in Switzerland in November 2009 approved banning the building of what in the country?
10. What entertainment venue in New York City's Rockefeller Center, nicknamed "the Showplace of the Nation", opened to the public in December 1932?
11. Who, with his crew, was credited as being the first person to circumnavigate the continents of North and South America, including a transit of the Northwest Passage?
12. Where does the word donnybrook, synonymous with a riot, come from?
13. In ballet, which of these terms means a controlled turn on one leg, starting with one or both legs in pliΓ© and rising onto demi-pointe or pointe?
14. Which of these is a German astronomer who assigned most of the brighter stars their first systematic names in 1603 in his star atlas "Uranometria" ?
15. Where is the lowest point in Africa?
16. To prevaricate is to what?
17. Where and when did Martina Navratilova became the oldest winner of a tennis grand slam titled aged 46?
18. What is celebrated world wide on 7 April each year?
19. By what name was Shane Fenton better known as a performer in the 1970s and 1980s?
20. Which two land masses does Palk Strait separate?