General Knowledge Quiz for 8 March 2009
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1
What is the name of the system whereby a number of persons subscribe to an invested fund which becomes the property of the last survivor?
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2
Who collaborated with Andrew Lloyd Webber to create the musical "The Beautiful Game"?
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Bjorn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson
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3
What is the name of the process by which plants obtain carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water?
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4
What is a 'single make' open-wheel auto racing series wherein competitors represent their nation as opposed to themselves or a team?
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5
During World War II, where was the HQ of the English code cracking unit that was set up to decipher the output from the "Enigma" machine?
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6
What is the dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River on the border between the U.S. states of Arizona and Nevada that was completed in 1935?
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7
Which of these characters is not a member of the Simpson family in the TV series “The Simpsons”?
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