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General Knowledge Quiz for 11 January 2010

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1

What legendary land was between the Scilly Isles and Cornwall before it was overwhelmed by the sea?

A
Atlantis
B
Camelot
C
Lyonesse
D
Utopia
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2

Which American singer who starred in "The New Mickey Mouse Club" from 1993 to 1994 and released her debut album "...Baby One More Time" in 1999 was ranked by Forbes in 2009 as the 13th most powerful celebrity and the 2nd biggest-earning young musician?

A
Vera Lynn
B
Liza Minelli
C
Annette Funicello
D
Britney Spears
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3

Which planet weighs more than all the other planets of our solar system combined?

A
Jupiter
B
Uranus
C
Mercury
D
Saturn
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4

Which winter sport was contested as an Olympic sport only once, at the 1908 Summer Olympics?

A
Women's ski slalom
B
Special figures figure skating
C
Solo synchronised swimming
D
Softball
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5

A five block area of which city was permanently closed to traffic in May 2009 in an attempt to make the city "more liveable"?

A
San Francisco
B
New York
C
Chicago
D
Las Vegas
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6

Which of these is not one of the Seven Dwarfs?

A
Sleepy
B
Sneezy
C
Grumpy
D
Hippy
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7

Which of these was an American inventor, scientist and businessman who developed many devices including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb?

A
Thomas Jefferson
B
Thomas Edison
C
Thomas da Tankengine
D
Thomas More
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