General Knowledge Quiz 928 (20 MCQs)

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1. On July 13 2005 remote controlled robotic jockeys were raced for the first time on the backs of what?
2. US basketball's "Dream Team" first appeared at which Olympic Games?
3. If someone has defrayed something what have they done?
4. Which of these won Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Comedy Series for 1994 to 1998 inclusive?
5. What is usually needed In order to decrypt a cipher?
6. In chess, what piece is allowed to jump over other pieces?
7. What military rank and historical title for Hereditary Commanders of Armies in Japan ended when Tokugawa Yoshinobu relinquished the office in 1867?
8. The American TV series "How the West Was Won" (1976-79) was started with a full length television film called what?
9. Where did McDonald's decide to introduce Georgie Pies into its menu in 2013, after having bought the Georgie Pie fast food chain and closed its outlets over 15 years earlier?
10. In 1642, Cardinal Mazarin succeeded whom as Chief Minister of France?
11. The 12th century group of texts dealing with women's illnesses, treatments, cosmetics and gynaecological matters, which was extremely popular and respected over several hundred years in Europe, is known as what?
12. One of the largest countries in Africa derived its food wealth for thousands of years from the regular flooding of which river?
13. What name was given to a series of confrontations in the 1950s and 1970s between the UK and Iceland?
14. What was the result of the 1688 "Glorious Revolution" in Britain?
15. Which of these events in English history came first?
16. Which of these cities is closest to Paris, France?
17. Hamlet's thought: "The play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of ..... "?
18. Which of these is not a line from "I Won't Go Home Without You" by Maroon 5?
19. How is an acciaccatura written in music?
20. Who had hit records with "Long Tall Sally" and "Good Golly Miss Molly" ?