General Knowledge Quiz for 1 April 2010
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1
What sport is played with a cue on a table 10 feet by 3 feet, covered in green cloth, with nine holes numbered 1 to 9, and 1 black, 4 white and 4 red balls?
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2
Which of these is an element, the chemical symbol for which is "O"?
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3
The main characters of which of these plays are real estate salesmen?
A
"Glengarry Glen Ross" by David Mamet
B
"A Streetcar Named Desire" by Tennessee Williams
C
"The Crucible" by Arthur Miller
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4
To end The War of 1812, the USA and Great Britain signed which treaty on 24 December 1814?
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5
Which of these became prima ballerina of the Marianski Theatre, St Petersburg in 1901 and appeared with her own company at the Covent Garden Opera House between 1923 and 1925?
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6
Wholesale trade and diamond cutting is limited to few locations. Which of these is not one of them?
C
Cape Town, South Africa
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7
According to the English nursery rhyme, what clothes was Wee Willie Winkie wearing when he ran through the town?
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