General Knowledge Quiz 946 (20 MCQs)

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1. Who was the 2014 World Backgammon Champion?
2. Che Guevara is associated with the history of which of these countries?
3. In Greek legend, who was the son of Daedalus who fell to his death?
4. Which of these is a character in Charles Dickens's "David Copperfield" ?
5. What is the common name for Hydrocephalus, a pathological condition whereby fluid is retained within the skull?
6. Which religion has about 119 million known adherents in Japan?
7. The American TV series "The Big Bang Theory" is an example of what genre?
8. He speaks English, French and Italian, trained as a singer and, later, as a theatre designer, had a lighting design practice and manufacturing business, and presents on TV. Who is he?
9. Who was the star of US TV series "The Six Million Dollar Man" ?
10. What is a philatelist?
11. Which line divides a circle into equal halves?
12. For what UK show was the fictional character Alan Partridge created?
13. What is the name of the annual celebrations which happen in:Canada-2nd Monday in October; Norfolk Island last Wednesday in November; Liberia 1st Thursday in November; the Netherlands first Wednesday in November; Saint Lucia 1st Monday in October?
14. He began in mechanical engineering, he was Professor in the Academy of Agriculture, and in 1901 was the first Physics Nobel prize winner for '' the discovery of the remarkable rays ..... ". Who was he?
15. What bridge, between Millers Point and Milsons Point, opened on 19 March 1932?
16. When was critical illness, or trauma, insurance first launched?
17. Which of these lakes is the largest by area?
18. If, in expressing the past tense of "sink", the word "have" is not used as part of the verb, what is the correct form?
19. The re-election campaign of 66 year old Uganda president Yoweri Museveni gained international attention in 2010 when he presented himself as what?
20. Which was the first year in which the football World Cup final was broadcast on television in colour?