General Knowledge Quiz for 9 May 2009
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1
Michelangelo's famous frescoes are on the ceiling of what area of the Vatican?
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2
The names of how many US states begin with "M"?
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3
What is the name of the mythical beast that roams the Himalayan Alps?
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4
The United States deployed combat units in 1965 into which war to prevent a communist takeover of Southeast Asia, part of a wider strategy called “containment”?
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5
Which chemist and physicist established the basis for the magnetic field concept, discovered electromagnetic induction, diamagnetism, laws of electrolysis, and benzene, invented devices that are the basis of electric motor technology, and popularised words such as anode, cathode, electrode, and ion?
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6
Who was the driver of the car in which co-driver Michel Perin broke his arm when they crashed during the Dakar Rally in January 2009?
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7
Which of these statements is not true?
A
GNP is the value of the output produced by the "nationals" of a region
B
GDP is the value of all final goods and services produced in a country
C
GDP is the total output of a region
D
GDP adds net foreign investment income compared to GNP
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