General Knowledge Quiz for 30 August 2009
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1
Who was the nephew of Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria and heir to the throne who renounced his right to succession in order to marry Countess Sophia Chotek and was assassinated with her in Bosnia in 1914?
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2
When was the armstice for World War I signed?
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3
Which US TV show, for which the cast list included Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards and Jason Alexander, was set predominantly in an apartment block on New York City's Upper West Side (but shot mostly in Los Angeles, California)?
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4
Which pen manufacturer was founded in 1891 in Janesville, Wisconsin, USA?
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5
On which island are 16 of Japan's 20 largest cities and Mount Fujiyama?
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6
When did the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), formerly the governing body of cricket in England and across the world, pass most of its global functions to the International Cricket Council (ICC)?
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7
Glaucoma affects which part of the body?
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