General Knowledge Quiz for 5 May 2009
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1
Which architect died after being hit by a tram in the steets of Barcelona?
B
Lluis Domenech i Montaner
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2
What is the common name for decompression sickness?
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3
What mountain system in the USA stretches over 1500 miles south to Alabama, through which pass the Hudson and Mohawk Valleys?
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4
What flower is the English rugby team emblem?
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5
What US TV sitcom that ran for 7 years to 19 March 1977 was the first to have an independent career woman, Mary Richards, as the central character?
B
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
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6
In England, what form of punishment was abolished by the Criminal Justice Act of 1948?
A
Execution by firing squad
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7
What phrase can be applied to a conclusion that is incorrectly drawn or does not follow from the premises?
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