General Knowledge Quiz 859 (20 MCQs)

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1. In which century did the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch paint the first version of his famous "The Scream" ?
2. Which of these is a parrot that inhabits Australia and the Malay archipelago?
3. Which of these under the 2010 European directive on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes are protected from experimentation?
4. Which single company, based in Johannesburg, South Africa and London, England, controls a significant proportion of the trade in diamonds?
5. In the 2014 film "Still Alice", Alzheimer's gradually blots out Alice's memories and abilities. Until the age of 50, when she is first diagnosed, what had been her work?
6. What is the least populous state capital in the U S A?
7. Who has been called His Purple Majesty, His Royal Badness, TAFKAP, The Artist, Symbol, Love Symbol and The Purple One?
8. When was the Spanish Constitution enacted that created the 17 autonomous communities and 2 autonomous cities which constitute the country?
9. What explorer sailed on the ship "Terra Nova" ?
10. What is the name of cities in Argentina and Spain that are both capitals of provinces of the same name?
11. What football team is based in Green Bay, Wisconsin?
12. What is Thailand's largest island?
13. From which sport do we get the expression "On a sticky wicket" ?
14. Which movement was founded by Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell?
15. Who was the commander of the Luftwaffe during World War II and died by taking poison after being condemned to death at the Nuremberg Trials in 1946?
16. On the western Christian calendar, what date is Twelfth Day?
17. Which of these is an amphitheatre in LA, California, used mainly for music performances?
18. It was a 1982 BBC2 TV series of only 5 episodes, but it won the 1983 BA(F)TA award for Best Drama Serial, and continues to be rated in the top 50 TV dramas; what was it?
19. Porfirio Diaz resigned from the presidency of which country in May 1911?
20. Which would NOT be a meaning for "dispute" ?