General Knowledge Quiz for 12 June 2010
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1
Which of these countries is closest to Japan?
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2
Which 18th century German composer wrote over 40 operas including "Orfeo" and "Alceste", comic operas and instrumental music?
A
Christoph Willibald Gluck
C
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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3
What is the symbol for a 35th wedding anniversary?
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4
The men travelling as whose crew were the first known humans to reach and cross the Antarctic Circle in 1773?
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5
What form of art is characterised by depicting objects by a rectangular or geometric treatment of their forms?
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6
What policy was adopted by Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) to decide the host country for the tournaments for 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup?
A
Bids would only be accepted from countries that had won the cup before
B
Countries whose names started with A would bid one year, B the next and so on
C
Only countries from the chosen confederation could bid to be host
D
A representative from each continent would draw lots
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7
What is another word for "Endomorphic"?
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