General Knowledge Quiz for 23 March 2011
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1
What is the highest peak in both the Western and Southern Hemispheres?
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2
What strike of 1,400 women and girls was caused by poor working conditions in the Bryant & May factory in 1888?
B
London matchgirls strike
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3
What is the next in this series: Das Rheingold (The Rhinegold), Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), Siegfried, ... ?
A
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Mastersinger of Nuremberg)
B
Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman)
C
Götterdämmerung (The Twilight of the Gods)
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4
What term was coined by Alfred Maury for the transitional state between wakefulness and sleep?
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5
What is another name for zucchini?
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6
What is Hilary Clinton's maiden name?
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7
With which sport do you associate "Flushing Meadow"?
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