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General Knowledge Quiz 998 (20 MCQs)

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1. In 1453, the Ottomans used a cannon called "the Great Turkish Bombard", which required an operating crew of 200 men and 70 oxen, and 10, 000 men to transport it, during their siege of which city?
2. What is the capital of Turkiye and the country's second largest city?
3. Which is the closest synonym to "gavage" ?
4. What is the highest peak in both the Western and Southern Hemispheres?
5. Where were the first modern Olympic Games held, from 6 to 15 April 1896?
6. Escamillo, a bullfighter, is a character in which opera?
7. The term lusophone relates to which language?
8. According to Greek legend, who had the task of rolling a marble block up a hill for eternity?
9. In England, what word refers to a parish constable of the Anglican Church, often charged with duties of charity?
10. Traditionally, to prepare haggis a sheep's stomach is stuffed with oatmeal, fats, spices, and what?
11. Which is a name celebrated in genetics?
12. The BBC began sending experimental TV images to the British nation in what year?
13. Which of these is the Benedictine monk who made important contributions to the production and quality of Champagne wine and is (incorrectly, apparently) commonly credited with having invented it?
14. What is the world's largest carnivore species found on land, which is native to the north of the northern hemisphere?
15. Physics, and not physical contact, are the only tools for playing what musical instrument?
16. Which of these is the study of reptiles?
17. What function can a subjunctive serve?
18. What carries the blood flow of the human body from the periphery to the right side of the heart?
19. What disco hit of 1975 by Donna Summer was banned by the BBC because of the background noises?
20. What worldwide movement describing itself as "a fellowship of men and women" was co-founded in 1935 by Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith in Akron, Ohio?
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