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General Knowledge Quiz 850 (20 MCQs)

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1. Where in London was the first Globe Theatre built in 1599?
2. What is the chemical symbol for copper?
3. In aviation in the USA what is "VFR" ?
4. The mediaeval wind instrument called a shawm typically had a cover over its keys called what?
5. Who was a session musician from Harlesden, North London, England who played for leading UK independent producers Shel Talmy and Mickie Most and performed on albums and singles by The Kinks, The Move, The Who, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Donovan, Jeff Beck, Jefferson Airplane, and the Steve Miller Band?
6. What is the meaning of the Italian and Latin words from which "gabion" comes?
7. In the TV series "Boston Legal", who played the character of Denny Crane?
8. Which chemist and physicist established the basis for the magnetic field concept, discovered electromagnetic induction, diamagnetism, laws of electrolysis, and benzene, invented devices that are the basis of electric motor technology, and popularised words such as anode, cathode, electrode, and ion?
9. In 1945, Percy LeBaron Spencer invented which of these?
10. Which German author won the 1999 Nobel Prize in Literature?
11. Which Olympic Games was the first to be sponsored, by Coca-Cola?
12. The film "Vera Drake" (2004) by Mike Leigh has as a central focus which field of activity in 1950s Britain?
13. Two main mechanisms which create the trade winds, between 30$^\circ$N and 30$^\circ$S latitude, are the differences in solar heat and what?
14. Skin is lead singer of what British hard rock/metal band?
15. Who was the British general who took Charleston, South Carolina, 1779 during the American War of Independence?
16. Which European city is built at the mouth of the river Tagus?
17. Who won the Men's Singles title at Wimbledon 2017, the eighth time he has held the title?
18. Roses, bells and acorns are found in what game or sport?
19. Thomas Telford is associated with which field?
20. What is the title of the BBC sitcom starring Mathew Horne and Joanna Page, written by and co-starring Ruth Jones and James Corden?
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