General Knowledge Quiz for 13 December 2009
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1
At the end of the film "The Bridge On The River Kwai", who blew up the bridge?
A
Major Warden (played by Jack Hawkins)
B
Colonel Nicholson (played by Alec Guiness)
C
Colonel Saito (played by Sessue Hayakawa)
D
The US Navy sailor (played by William Holden)
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2
What does antepenultimate mean?
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3
Which of these is a type of seaweed?
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4
Which president of the USA had previously been a film star?
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5
At which Winter Olympics was artificial snow first used?
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6
The Australian capital, Canberra, is in "ACT". What does "ACT"stand for?
A
Australian Capital Territory
C
Antipodean Central Township
D
Agrarian County, Townsville
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7
What city was founded on the island of Manhattan by Peter Minuit in 1626?
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