General Knowledge Quiz for 6 January 2010
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1
In the 1964 film "Dr. Strangelove ... ", the doctor, working as national security consultant to the president, was a sinister character with a heavy Germanic accent and darkly Teutonic attitudes. Who had the nickname "Dr Strangelove" when in public office in the 1970s?
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2
What is the cube root of 64?
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3
What is the name for a poem of 14 lines that first appeared when written by Giacomo da Lentini in 1220, for which various rhyme schemes were developed?
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4
Which of these countries is closest to Austria?
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5
What was the name given to the group of people in the English Midlands who destroyed machinery in 1811 - 1812, believing it to be the cause of their unemployment?
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6
Usain Bolt is what type of athlete?
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7
What song was played at the end of the 1964 film "Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love The Bomb"?
A
It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow
B
There'll Be Bluebirds Over The White Cliffs Of Dover
D
When You Wish upon a Star
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