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General Knowledge Quiz 884 (20 MCQs)

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1. "Boz" was the pseudonym of which author?
2. In how many years since the Nobel Prize in Literature was first awarded in 1901 until 2019, has the prize not been awarded?
3. The 24 year "Horthy era" was formally established, beginning in 1920, when he was proclaimed what?
4. The score of which athlete could not be displayed in the 1976 Summer Olympic Games?
5. What was invented by Alessandro Volta in 1800?
6. Which American TV series (2000 to 2004) centred on Winslow High School, a fictional public high school located in Boston, Massachusetts, had the slogan "Every day is a fight. For respect. For dignity. For sanity." ?
7. What is the name of the sterling silver salver awarded to the Wimbledon Ladies' Singles champion?
8. Prince Charles founded what organisation in 1976 to help young employed people?
9. A New Zealand squash player who dominated the sport in the late 1980s and early 1990s, winning the World Open 4 times, is Susan who?
10. The leader of the Catholic Church in England is based where?
11. What is the name of the test cricket venue in Manchester, England?
12. What is the name of the supercomputer at the National Supercomputer Center in Tianjin, China, one of the few petaFLOP-level supercomputers in the world, that in October 2010 became the world's fastest supercomputer, performing at peak computing rate of 2.507 petaflops?
13. Which war, which lasted for ten years, was fought between Agamemnon and Menelaus on one side and Priam on the other?
14. The name of a 19th century Warden of New College, Oxford, UK, is given to which play on words, deliberate or not, in which corresponding sounds are switched between words?
15. How did Lord Darnley, the father of James I of England and Ireland and James VI of Scotland, die on 10 February 1567?
16. Which pianist, philosophy and public affairs major, and investment banker started a political party and was elected President of France just over 12 months later?
17. What does the "P" stand for in the acronym "PDA", that refers to a small computer that has the ability to connect to the internet?
18. In medicine, what do the initials BMI stand for?
19. What nationality were the brothers who invented a style of hot air balloon strong enough to fly people?
20. The highest elevation African capital city is of which country?
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