General Knowledge Quiz 910 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which country was proclaimed a republic in 1867, following the withdrawal of the French administration and the execution of Emperor Ferdinand Maximilian?
2. Who won the World Rally Championship 9 times in a row from 2004 to 2012?
3. The Mizo Hills to the east of Chittagong, Bangladesh, are in which country?
4. A stiletto heel gets its name from a type of what?
5. What team water sport involves two teams of six field players and one goalkeeper with a maximum of six substitutes?
6. He was a composer whose music lay behind the poignant appeal of many films, notably Titanic, A Beautiful Mind, Field of Dreams, Apollo 13, Braveheart, and Avatar; when he died in 2015 what was the cause?
7. The king of what country became Iceland's ruler by treaty in 1262?
8. The ethnic group called "Karen" were seeking refuge in which country in June 2009?
9. Who wrote "Raindrops Are Fallin' On My Head", the theme from the film "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" ?
10. Robert Mugabe served as Prime Minister and then President in Zimbabwe after 1980; when did he step down?
11. Who was alleged to have choked pop star Rihanna until she was unconscious in a rented Lambhorghini shortly before the 2009 Grammy Awards?
12. The French novelist, polemicist and physician Louis Ferdinand Destouches (1894-1961, pen-name Louis-Ferdinand CΓ©line) is known as much for his controversial and successful writing as for what element in it?
13. In the 16th century, which explorer began and led the first known successful circumnavigation of the earth?
14. What is a fontanelle?
15. Which of these is another name for toothache?
16. In 2009 it was announced that the WGC-HSBC Champions, a men's professional golf 72-hole tournament, had been awarded World Golf Championships status. Where is it held?
17. What is the name for money obtained from illegal activities?
18. What is one of the unique things about the Book of the Dun Cow?
19. Which of these is a child star of the 1930s?
20. British artist Matthew Bourne, OBE, was knighted in 2016 for services to what?