General Knowledge Quiz for 28 July 2009
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1
What was the cause of 8.5 million refugees and .5 million deaths between August and December 1947?
A
The long march in China
C
The eruption of Mt Pinatubo in the Philippines
D
Hurricane Alfred in the Caribbean
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2
What is the Scottish word that applies to New Year's Eve?
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3
What is the capital of the state of North Dakota, USA?
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4
At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Arash Miresmaeli, an Iranian judoka, did not compete in a match against an Israeli. Which if these did not result?
A
He was awarded the US$125,000 paid to all Iranian gold medal winners by the Iranian government
B
He was officially cleared of intentionally avoiding the bout
C
He was disqualified from all future Olympics
D
He was officially disqualified for excessive weight.
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5
Which Norwegian playwright wrote "Hedda Gabler", "The Master Builder" and "Peer Gynt"?
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6
Which 1955 film was withdrawn from the Venice Film Festival when the US Ambassador to Italy, Clare Booth Luce, refused to attend because the film gave too alarming an impression of conditions in US schools?
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7
What name is given to an obstruction of an artery by a substance carried by the blood?
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