General Knowledge Quiz 976 (20 MCQs)

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1. The first high speed impact crash of two intact space spacecraft in February 2009 was between a Russian satellite (launched 1993) that was out of control and what other?
2. When Warren Hastings, returning from a term as Governor-General in 1786, was impeached (and acquitted) where had he been in office?
3. The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, passed in 1864, abolished slavery as well as what?
4. In 2010, when Tiger Woods announced that would change to a Scotty Cameron, he was referring to a type of what?
5. What is the common term for "pre-patellar bursitis" ?
6. In which decade was Paul McCartney born?
7. Which of these games calls for stones?
8. What divides the course of the ancient Grand Coulee river bed in Washington, USA, roughly in half?
9. Which of these people was born in India?
10. What is the racing number on the bonnet of "Herbie" ?
11. What is a surgical procedure to improve the function or the appearance of a human nose?
12. A hectare is roughly the size of which of these?
13. In the Bible's book of Genesis, which of Jacob's sons was sold into slavery by his brothers?
14. The 1812 Fire of Moscow, on 14 September 1812, broke out after most residents and Russian troops had abandoned the city, and whose troops had entered it?
15. "What things soever" is an example of what?
16. The Tarantula is named after a town in which country?
17. "The Motorcycle Diaries", recording an odyssey in 1952, has powerful resonance in what places?
18. In 1919, three actors and a director formed the United Artists Corporation. Which of these was not one of the actors?
19. What is the GBLA, formed after events in 1967?
20. A character called "Piglet" features in books by which author?