General Knowledge Quiz for 7 October 2009
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1
Which of these is a ballet with music by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky?
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2
Larry Mullins and Adam Clayton are the rhythm section for which band?
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3
Which islands in the South Pacific between New Guinea and South America were annexed by France in 1842?
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4
In the 19th century, Edward Gibbon Wakefield set up which organisation to colonise New Zealand?
A
The New Zealand Company
C
The Australasian Land Company
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5
What was the name for a form of stencil duplicator used for making numerous copies of a document?
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6
Which of these is a card game for 2 players who are dealt 12 cards each from a pack excluding the 2s to 6s, with the remainder placed face downwards?
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7
Which inert gas with the chemical symbol A and a density 2.8 that of air was discovered by Ramsay and Travers in 1895?
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