General Knowledge Quiz for 8 September 2009
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1
What is the name for radiations of a wavelength shorter than, and immediately next to, the visible spectrum?
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2
Where in Paris would you go to stand under the Eiffel Tower?
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3
A
The attachment of artificial limbs, specifically legs
B
The fixing of a door so that it does not quite close, so that can be opened without a handle
C
Food topping, usually a pie, with confiture made from fruit, usually strawberry
D
The run on of sense from one line of verse to the next without grammatical pause
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4
Which English writer wrote "Goodbye To All That", "I, Claudius", "Claudius The God" and "King Jesus"?
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5
Sepoys, native soldiers, served under British command in which country?
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6
Which opera shocked audiences at its première due to a combination of a biblical theme, the erotic and the murderous, especially "The Dance of the Seven Veils" and the heroine making necrophilic love?
A
"Salome" by Richard Strauss
B
"Hansel and Gretel" by Englebert Humperdinck
C
"La Traviata" by Guiseppe Verdi
D
"Les Dialogues des Carmelites" by Poulenc
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7
Which country traditionally leads the opening parade of the Olympic Games?
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