General Knowledge Quiz for 27 December 2009
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1
After winning the silver in equestrian dressage 1932 Summer Olympics, why was Swedish rider Bertil Sandström demoted to last?
A
Months later, his horse tested positive for fluphenazine and zuclophenthixol
B
His blood tests indicated the use of darbepoetin
C
"Clicking" to his horse to encourage it.
D
Swearing at the judges during the competition
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2
When was the first trans-Atlantic telephone cable service opened?
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3
Who starred in "Mogambo", "Dial M For Murder", "Rear Window" and "High Society" before giving up her film career for marriage in 1956?
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4
Where in the body is the scapula?
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5
The River Nile is on what continent?
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6
Eddie Murphy starred in a remake of which Jerry Lewis comedy?
D
The Delicate Delinquent
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7
Which type of harpsichord, developed in the 16th century, is box-like in shape and was designed to sit on a table or a lap?
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