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General Knowledge Quiz for 4 January 2010

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1

Which of these is an instrument to measure the number of steps taken by someone walking?

A
Pediatrician
B
Pedometer
C
Walk-a-thon
D
Foot-path
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2

The song "The Rain In Spain" is from which musical?

A
My Fair Lady
B
The King And I
C
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
D
The Pajama Game
Select from the options above.
3

In the 2003 film "What A Girl Wants", Amanda Bynes played the illegitimate daughter of a British politician played by whom?

A
Hugh Grant
B
Brad Pitt
C
Colin Firth
D
Patrick Macnee
Select from the options above.
4

Historically, silicosis was recognised as a common industrial disease of which of these professions?

A
Painter
B
Miner
C
Electrician
D
Stone Mason
Select from the options above.
5

How high should a badminton net be at the centre?

A
.8128 metres (2 ft 8 inches)
B
3.048 metres (10 ft)
C
1.016 metres (3 ft 4 inches)
D
1.524 metres (5 ft)
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6

According to Virgil's Latin epic poem "The Aeneid", who, during the Trojan War, made a wooden horse and filled it with soldiers that the Trojans took through the gates of Troy?

A
Greeks
B
Scots
C
Mexicans
D
Zulus
Select from the options above.
7

Which of these countries does not have a coastline on the Atlantic Ocean?

A
Kenya
B
Portugal
C
Canada
D
Brazil
Select from the options above.
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