General Knowledge Quiz for 8 July 2010
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1
According to the old song, when will I "be waiting at the k-k-kitchen door" for "K-K-Katy, beautiful Katy"?
A
The s-s-searchlight lights up the bunker
B
The s-s-sun shines over the wheatfield
C
The m-m-moon shines over the cowshed
D
The t-t-torchlight shines in the outhouse
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2
Which of these describes the children of George W Bush, ex-president of the USA, and his wife Laura?
A
Two sons and a daughter
C
Two daughters and a son
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3
When was the 1 mile running race discontinued at the Olympic Games?
B
It was never an Olympic distance
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4
Where is the giant copper statue of a man, woman and child, known as the African Renaissance monument, that was unveiled in April 2010?
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5
What is the shortest book of the Old Testament?
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6
What is the only Southeast Asian nation that has never been colonised, mainly because it had a long succession of able rulers in the 1800s, and was able to exploit the rivalry between the French and the British?
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7
What shape are the 8 faces of an octahedron?
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