General Knowledge Quiz for 18 March 2009
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1
A vestry is a feature of what sort of building?
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2
"Animal" is a regular character in which TV programme?
C
Buffy The Vampire Slayer
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3
In 2008, who was the President of Palestine and Fatah leader?
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4
Which river flows from north to south through eastern New York State, USA, and forms the border between Pennsylvania and New Jersey before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean?
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5
Where was the men's world best time for the Team Sprint, of 42.950 seconds, set by the British cycling team of Jamie Staff, Jason Kenny and Chris Hoy?
A
UCI World Cup, Beijing, 2009
B
Olympic Games Beijing 2008
C
UCI Track Cycling World Champs, Manchester, UK, 2008
D
UCI Track Cycling World Champs, Palma de Mallorca, Spain, 2007
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6
Launched on 4 March 2001 as the largest ship operated by the U S Navy, this aircraft carrier is named after which past US president?
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7
What is a highly magnetized, rotating, neutron star emitting a beam of electromagnetic radiation that can only be observed when the beam of emission is pointing towards the Earth (known as the lighthouse effect)?
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