General Knowledge Quiz 890 (20 MCQs)

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1. Brass, one of the copper alloys, is manufactured using mainly which other metal?
2. In 1953, six nations set up the International Federation of Translators (FIT) in Paris. The nations were Denmark, France, Italy, Norway, the Federal Republic of Germany and which other?
3. Who released the albums "Sentimental Journey", "Goodnight Vienna", "Bad Boy", "Old Wave" and "Vertical Man" between 1970 and 1999?
4. What is Erse?
5. Where do most Hutu live?
6. The saying "By three methods we may learn wisdom:First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest" is credited to whom?
7. Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira, was an explorer for which kingdom?
8. What is the opposite of diminuendo?
9. Who was elected president of the southern states of the USA when they seceded from the Union in 1861?
10. Which city was founded in 763, ravaged by the Mongols in 1258, taken by the Turks in 1636, and occupied by the British from 1917 to 1932?
11. What is dichlor-diphenyl-trichlorethane used for?
12. In 1994 the Globe Theatre on London's Shaftesbury Avenue was renamed after which actor?
13. The River Volga runs through which capital city?
14. Wargaming in one form or another has gone through surges of use and popularity but one form is both ancient and still greatly popular; which is it?
15. How many months are there in a century?
16. Which of these sports has a Doubles variety?
17. Where was Zane Grey born, later an author, a dentist, and known for his adventure novels about the American West and frontier territory?
18. J.P.R. Williams played rugby union for which country between 1969 and 1981?
19. The series of wars known in some places as the French and Indian Wars was fought over the late 17th and early 18th centuries in which area or areas?
20. Which mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer is credited with introducing the technology of the screw in the 3rd century BCE?