General Knowledge Quiz for 8 December 2009
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1
What is another name for the second magnitude star "Alpha" in the Little Bear Constellation which is the nearest conspicuous star to the north celestial pole?
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2
What is the capital of the province of Quebec, Canada?
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3
Jeudi is the French word for which of these?
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4
Which Ohio-born woman joined Buffalo Bill's Wild West show and was known as "the greatest woman marksman of all time"?
B
The Unsinkable Mollie Brown
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5
Which American comedy TV series that ran for eleven seasons to 1993 and was set in a Boston bar, was created by James Burrows, Glen Charles and Les Charles?
C
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
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6
19th century French engineer Ferdinand de Lesseps, having supervised the construction of the Suez canal, was later famously tried and convicted for what?
A
Embezzlement of government funds
B
Mismanagement of the construction of the Panama Canal
D
Employing engineers who were not French
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7
How many rings make up the Olympic symbol?
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