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General Knowledge Quiz for 15 September 2012

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1

Which of these is a TV series, first aired in 2005, about survivors of a plane crash?

A
Lost
B
Stolen
C
Strayed
D
Washed Up
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2

Where is the Palazzo Farnese (the Farnese Palace), in which, in Puccini's opera "Tosca", the heroine confronts Scarpia, the malevolent Chief of Police?

A
Rome
B
Venice
C
Vienna
D
Turin
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3

The Bombay duck or bummalo is what type of creature?

A
Salamander
B
Mandarin Duck
C
Lizardfish
D
Sooty Shearwater
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4

What contest takes place when two teams pull at opposite ends of a rope?

A
Pull a Thon
B
Tug o War
C
Yank e Gohome
D
Haul a Weigh
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5

Which cocktail has scotch whisky and vermouth as a base?

A
William Wallace
B
Robbie Burns
C
Robert the Bruce
D
Rob Roy
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6

In 300 BC, the country now known as Spain was part of which empire?

A
Muslim
B
Greek
C
Mongol
D
Roman
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7

Chris Martin is the singer for which band?

A
REM
B
Radiohead
C
Coldplay
D
Poison
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