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General Knowledge Quiz for 21 June 2009

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1

What is another name for shingles?

A
Sprach zarathustra
B
Hermes zoroastra
C
Herpes zoster
D
Mild catoniasta
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2

"The Four Seasons" was composed for which solo instrument, with orchestra?

A
Clarinet
B
Piano
C
Violin
D
French Horn
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3

A stiletto heel gets its name from a type of what?

A
Politician
B
Circus act
C
South American animal
D
Knife
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4

Leo Joseph Ryan Jr., the first US congressman to be killed in the line of duty, was murdered where?

A
Venezuela
B
Guyana
C
Philippines
D
Berlin
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5

Which sea is part of the Arctic Ocean north of Siberia, bounded on the west by Novaya Zemlya and to the east by the Severnaya Zemlya?

A
Tasman Sea
B
Barents Sea
C
Laptev Sea
D
Kara Sea
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6

Which Grand Prix, that took place for 31 years at the same circuit, was dropped from the 2009 Formula One Championship?

A
French Grand Prix
B
Canadian Grand Prix
C
United States Grand Prix
D
European Grand Prix
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7

Which Greek poet (1200 - 850 BC) is famous for the poems popularly attributed to him about the siege of Troy and the wanderings of Ulysses?

A
Homer
B
Marge
C
Virgil
D
Alcibiades
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