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General Knowledge Quiz 961 (20 MCQs)

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1. At which cricket ground, in 1953, did England win the Ashes for the first time since 1933?
2. The Haight Ashbury district, which became the centre of the rise of a drug culture and rock-and-roll lifestyle by the mid '60s, is in which city?
3. Which squash player was unbeaten for over 150 consecutive matches between 1981 and 1986?
4. What is the name for the home for a pet rabbit?
5. Except for a short break from 1492 to 1512, which merchant family effectively ruled Florence from the 13th century to 1737?
6. What name is given to a neuron which fires both when an animal performs an action and when the animal observes the same action performed by another animal, as though the observer were performing the action?
7. What sort of game is "The Sims" ?
8. The series of cataracts and falls known as the Khone Falls are on which river?
9. The team from which country won the 2014 ICU World Cheerleading Championship?
10. Which 19th century Italian composed over 60 operas, including "L'Elisir d'Amore", "Lucia di Lammermoor" and "Don Pasquale" ?
11. What game is played on a table 9 feet (2.64 m) by 5 feet (1.525 m), 2 foot 6 inches (76 cm) above the floor, divided by a net 6 3/4 inches (15.25 cm) high?
12. Kippers are smoked what?
13. Which of these is a sweet, rum-based cocktail made with hard rum, coconut cream, and pineapple juice, that became the official beverage of Puerto Rico in 1978?
14. The Jurassic period is known for the appearance on earth of what?
15. Which of these is a fictional character created by Patricia Cornwell?
16. What is the name for a queen reigning in her own right, with her husband as one of her subjects?
17. Mostar Bridge, completed in 1566, destroyed in 1993 and rebuilt in 2004, stands in which country?
18. What language is the basis of the name of Soweto?
19. Nicholas Culpeper (1616-1654), English botanist, physician and astrologer, is particularly well-known for which publication which was strongly resisted by the relevant authorities at the time but has been in print ever since?
20. What field did Dr Kurt Gödel (1906-78), considered one of the top practitioners in this field, work in?
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