General Knowledge Quiz 988 (20 MCQs)

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1. Laura was the name of the First Lady of which US president?
2. What is the common name for "lentigo" ?
3. When did the Congress of the USA hold its first session in Washington D.C. as the capital of the country?
4. Reed Richards, Susan "Sue" Storm (Reed's wife), Johnny Storm (Sue's younger brother), and Ben Grimm are the secret identities of which fictional group?
5. What is the capital of the province of British Columbia, Canada?
6. What, since 1978, is the official beverage of Puerto Rico?
7. Part of a great lake many millions of years ago, re-formed by seismic activity, and functioning as a cradle of human activity for at least 1.9 m years, Oldupai, or Olduvai, Gorge in the Tanzanian part of the Great Rift is named after what?
8. Zeami, also called Kanze Motokiyo, (1363-1443) is considered the greatest playwright and theorist of which type of Japanese theatre in its current form?
9. Which 2021 American sci-fi TV series features Scroobius Pip as Anson Ash, a member of an extremist group called Influx?
10. Which of these is a track cycling event, for which the first Olympic competition was in 2000?
11. The death of which dictator, closely associated with revolution and with World War II, happened in 1953 while he was in office as leader of his country?
12. What is the name given to horse racing over hedges, ditches and other obstacles set on a regular course?
13. In what sport is Arnold Palmer known?
14. "The Godfather" trilogy of films was centred around which family?
15. What country has the largest area?
16. Which of these is a 2010 academy award winning documentary featuring Taiji, a Japanese fishing village?
17. Who was the last Danish king to rule England as well?
18. What Act was passed in 1800 in the United Kingdom, to enable the first national what for the UK?
19. Who led the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott, co-founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1957, led the 1963 March on Washington and, in 1964, became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to end segregation and racial discrimination through civil disobedience and other non-violent means?
20. Where was the 9 hour amphibious operation on 19 August 1942 that led to the death and injury of 3, 369 of 5, 000 Canadians and the loss of the ship "Berkeley", while German casualties were less than 600?