General Knowledge Quiz for 21 August 2009
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1
Who discovered that an individual's fingerprints remain the same for their lifetime?
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2
What is the world's largest international hospitality education institution with 29 schools on 5 continents?
B
École des trois gourmandes
C
French Culinary Institute
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3
How did the fuchsia get its name?
A
It has an unpleasant scent
B
Its discoverer, with a cleft palate, tripped over one
C
After a 16th century botanist
D
It is difficult to pick the flower
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4
By what name is Paul David Hewson (born 10 May 1960 in Glasnevin, Dublin, Ireland) better known?
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5
The Senate of the Republic of Ireland is called the Seanad. What is the name of the House of Representatives?
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6
What ancient Sumerian city stood on the banks of the Euphrates River between 3200 and 2300 BC?
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7
On 4 June 2008 the International Olympic Committee announced that the finalists to host the 2016 Olympics were Chicago, Tokyo, Madrid and which other venue?
B
Buenos Aires, Argentina
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