General Knowledge Quiz 875 (20 MCQs)

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1. What is another name for a woodchuck, made famous in the tongue twister "How much wood could a woodchuck chuck ..... "?
2. Until 1997, the Group of Eight (G8), a forum for powerful governments, was the G7. Which country was the last to join, making it G8?
3. CRP (or CREEP) was The Committee to Re-elect which US president?
4. Which of these was a Pasha and Fleet Admiral of the Ottoman Navy from 1532 to 1545, and dominated the Mediterranean for decades?
5. Who hosted and won the 1995 Rugby Union World Cup?
6. Which cup, an ornate silver-plated Britannia metal bottomless ewer, designed and crafted in 1848 by Garrard & Co., was donated by Sir Henry Paget, Marquess of Anglesey, for the Royal Yacht Squadron's 1851 Annual Regatta?
7. Sometimes seen as one of the first feminist central female characters in Western theatre, who was she and who was the playwright?
8. What jersey is awarded to the "King of the Hill", the best climber in the Tour de France?
9. Haile Selassie was the ruler of which country?
10. What name is given to a dam constructed from concrete and/or stone masonry and designed to hold back the water by using only the weight of the material and its resistance against the foundation?
11. What is the name of the pet dog in the 1962 cartoon TV series "The Jetsons" ?
12. Who of his family joined Louis XVI of France in going to the guillotine in 1793?
13. As at the end of 2019 which is the longest continuously running show and musical on Broadway?
14. Which of these US states is the largest?
15. Centre, Offensive guard, Offensive tackle, Tight end, Wide receiver, Fullback, Running back, Quarterback, Defensive end, Defensive tackle, Nose guard, Linebacker, Cornerback, Safety, Nickelback and Dimeback are positions in which sport?
16. Who performed "Sex Crimes", the theme song from the film "1984" ?
17. Where did the hypertext publication known as "wiki", collaboratively edited and managed by its own audience directly using a web browser, get its name?
18. In music, which of these words means a line used to group notes together?
19. Mescaline comes from what plant?
20. A 1969 American western film that tells the story of two bank robbers is "Butch Cassidy and the ..... what ..... Kid" ?