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General Knowledge Quiz for 2 May 2010

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1

Who, with husband Chris Martin, called their child Moses when he was born in 2006?

A
Kate Winslet
B
Kylie Minogue
C
Gwyneth Paltrow
D
Madonna
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2

What is the name of the dark nebula in the constellation Orion that is approximately 1500 light years from Earth?

A
Sheepshank
B
Catspaw
C
Elephant-trunk
D
Horsehead
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3

What is the term for a section of a building that runs at right angles to the main body, giving the shape of a "T" or a cross?

A
Vestry
B
Chancel
C
Transept
D
Ingle nook
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4

On 1 June 1958, who became the oldest person to break a world record in a standard Olympic athletic event?

A
Heidi Klum
B
Dana Zátopková
C
Yvette Williams
D
Heather Mills
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5

Where were the Cinque Ports?

A
Around the Baltic Sea
B
Northern France
C
Belgium and Holland
D
On the coasts of Kent and Sussex, England
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6

Which of these is a phrase meaning "free to go where or act as one pleases"?

A
Ornate gratis
B
Pretty cheap
C
Fancy free
D
Rococo steal
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7

The earliest known example of what was built by Micah, according to Judges 17, verse 5?

A
Pyramid
B
Jewish Temple
C
Court house
D
Royal dynasty
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