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General Knowledge Quiz for 28 January 2009

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1

Which animal has very low metabolic rates and a quarter of the muscle tissue of animals of similar size, and whose hair grows in a direction opposite to that of its extremities?

A
Alligator
B
Coatimundi
C
Sloth
D
Gorilla
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2

Which king of England was surnamed Rufus?

A
Henry II
B
William I
C
Henry I
D
William II
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3

Who was the 2001 Wimbledon Women's Singles Champion?

A
Venus Williams
B
Serena Wiliams
C
Martina Navrátilová
D
Natasha Zvereva
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4

Mount Fujiyama is on which Japanese island?

A
Shikoku
B
Hokkaido
C
Kyushu
D
Honshu
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5

Whose discovery, that there were other galaxies in existence besides the Milky Way, was announced in 1925 ?

A
Harlow Shipley
B
George Hale
C
Edwin Hubble
D
Milton Humason
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6

In the nursery rhyme, a carving knife was used for amputation on who?

A
Jack Sprat
B
Humpty Dumpty
C
Three Blind Mice
D
Jill's boyfriend
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7

What hit song of 1987 included the line “We come in peace, Shoot to kill”

A
(It’s A) Wonderful World
B
God Save The Queen
C
Star Trekkin’
D
Imagine
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