General Knowledge Quiz for 28 March 2009
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1
Which is the largest of the Channel Islands, where the official language is French?
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2
What appeared in the Netherlands in 1608, developed by Hans Lippershey, Zacharias Janssen and Jacob Metius, and improved by Galileo in 1609?
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3
Who was the Greek god of medicine who brought dead people back to life, angering Zeus who killed him with a thunderbolt?
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4
What is the alternative name for Pluto, the Greek God of the underworld, that has come to mean Hell?
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5
What is a green liqueur made from anise, hyssop, angelica and mint?
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6
Antoni Gaudi is responsible for the architecture of which building which is still being constructed to his original plans and drawings, 80 years after his death?
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7
Which Olympic Games were the first where all continents were represented, with all athletes competing in one stadium?
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