General Knowledge Quiz for 5 May 2010
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1
The book "Angels and Demons" was written by whom?
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2
In musical notation, what is the name for the short lines drawn through notes that are too high or too low to fit on the stave?
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3
The Irishmen William Burke and William Hare were famous for doing what in the early 19th century?
A
Starting a revolution to free Ireland from British rule
B
Exploring central Australia
C
Discovering the existence of X and Y chromosomes
D
Murdering people and selling the bodies
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4
What was the title of the book that sold for $US556,500 at auction in New York in June 2009?
B
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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5
What is the more common name for the white crystalline salt called hydrated sodium pyroborate?
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6
By what name is the modern game that was published by Milton Bradley Company in 1943 as the pad-and-pencil game "Broadsides, the Game of Naval Strategy"?
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7
Which of these countries on the North American isthmus has only one coastline?
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