General Knowledge Quiz for 1 March 2009
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1
African nations boycotted the Montreal Olympic Games in 1976, as a protest against a recent tour of South Africa by a rugby team from which country?
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2
What are Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg collectively known as?
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3
Which painting was considered scandalous in 1863 because it showed nude women next to men dressed in contemporary clothing?
A
The House of Père Lacroix by Paul Cézanne
B
The Umbrellas by Pierre Auguste Renoir
C
At The Moulin Rouge by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
D
Le Déjeuner sur l'Herbe by Edouard Manet
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4
Freckles, brownish yellow spots usually found mostly on the face, neck and hands are also known as …. ?
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5
Where was the battle fought between the Royalist forces under Prince Rupert and Oliver Cromwell's men in June 1645 that was the key to the final downfall of Royalist forces a year later?
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6
Who received a replacement gold medal at the 1996 Olympics for the one he allegedly threw away after being refused service in a whites-only restaurant in his home town?
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7
A
Followers of John Wycliffe in the 14th and 15th centuries
B
A group of unemployed who rioted in London in 1982
C
The inventors of the reclining lounge chair in 1961
D
The first unionists, from Tolpuddle, England, in 1834
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