General Knowledge Quiz 878 (20 MCQs)

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1. Why was air travel across western and northern Europe disrupted in April and May 2010?
2. In 1965, who became the first non-American golfer to win the Masters, the US Open, The Open Championship and the PGA Championship?
3. What is the name of the type of curve traced by a point on a rolling wheel?
4. Under which British monarch was Warren Hastings appointed first Governor of the Presidency of Fort William (Bengal) and the head of the Supreme Council of Bengal, effectively the first Governor-General of India?
5. What is another name for zucchini?
6. James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, declared himself King and was crowned in Chard and in Taunton in 1685 in an attempt to overthrow whom?
7. What type of creature is a katydid?
8. Which of these was published first?
9. The Chancellor is the head of government in which of these countries?
10. Which is the first gas giant in our solar system, journeying outwards from the Sun?
11. Tropical glaciers are rare, and found only in scattered mountains in East Africa, islands in Southeast Asia, and where?
12. Where is 0 degrees latitude and 180 degrees longitude?
13. Which Formula One team, founded in 1963 by a New Zealander, were the first to design a car using a carbon fibre monocoque?
14. Who was the proprietor of "New York World" who made a bequest to award 12 prizes annually to American authors and composers?
15. In 1906 which country became the second in the world since the 18th century to grant full suffrage to all adult citizens, and the first country to grant all women full political rights, not only to vote but also to stand for election to parliament?
16. Which of these is a sweet-tasting, foul smelling fruit?
17. Which of these is a very large dulcimer with a double sounding board, approximately 6 ft (2 m) long, with about 200 strings of both gut and metal, some double-or triple-strung?
18. Australia, France (through New Caledonia), Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu surround what sea?
19. What is the Scottish name for the evening before All Saints Day, a Christian ceremony grafted onto an ancient pagan ceremony?
20. What was the capital of Italian East Africa between 1936 and 1941?