General Knowledge Quiz 949 (20 MCQs)

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1. What nut is used in making marzipan, nougat, and amaretti?
2. Which 19th century English poet succeeded Wordsworth as Poet Laureate in 1850?
3. According to Greek mythology, Penelope was whose faithful wife?
4. Kazan is the capital of what semi-autonomous republic in the southwest of Russia?
5. "Doo lang doo land doo lang" is the start of which hit from the 1960s?
6. The first professional rugby competition in North America was held in April 2016, by which organisation?
7. Which toy was named after a US president?
8. What is the term for someone who wants to be with you only when you are doing well?
9. The Mesa Verde National Park with its ancient cliff cities is found where?
10. What profession is Roderick Alleyn in Ngaio Marsh's books?
11. Which small member of the mongoose family would you most expect to find in parts of the Kalahari Desert in Botswana, in much of the Namib Desert in Namibia and southwestern Angola, and in South Africa?
12. What is a mermaid's purse?
13. Which single by the Black Eyed Peas released as the lead single from their fifth studio album, "The E.N.D.", was the group's first U.S. #1 single?
14. What is another name for tungsten?
15. What name is given to an official record keeper?
16. Who became King of Belgium on 9 August 1993?
17. "The Debate", an hour-long episode of which TV series was aired live on 6 November 2005, with different broadcasts for East and West Coast audiences?
18. Which river runs through a disputed area between Suriname and Guyana?
19. Who won the 2008 F A Cup?
20. The poet and children's writer Ted Hughes wrote which poem dealing with the three days before the suicide of his estranged wife, poet, novelist, and short story writer Sylvia Plath?