General Knowledge Quiz for 14 June 2009
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1
Under a hire purchase agreement, whereby an item is purchased in installments, when do the goods in question become the property of the purchaser?
A
When the agreement is signed
B
When it is fully paid for
C
When more than 50% has been paid for
D
When more than 25% has been paid for
Select from the options above.
2
The names of how many US states begin with "W"?
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3
How did General George S Patton, responsible for a number of US victories in World War II, die?
A
Old age in a rest home in Philadelphia in 1958
B
As the result of a car accident near Heidelberg, Gemany, in 1945
C
In a plane crash off the coast of Japan in 1946
D
Assassination in Manila, The Philippines, in 1945
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4
Producer Alex Korda engaged Anton Karas to score which entire film, after it had been edited together, using only one instrument?
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5
What did Chuck Yeager accomplish in a Bell XI in October 1947?
A
Set the first land speed record for a jet propelled car
B
Made the first commercial helicopter flight
D
Flew across the continental United States in under 6 hours
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6
In baseball, what is the name of the position where the pitcher stands to throw the ball to a batter of the opposing team?
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7
Which Irish-born philanthropist founded over 112 institutions for deprived children in the last half of the 19th century?
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