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General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 11 April 2015

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Q1. If someone is injured and the blood flow is bright red and coming out in regular spurts, where is it coming from?

A
Spleen
B
Vein
C
Capillary
D
Artery
Select from the options above.
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Q2. A major fire in February and March 2015 threatened which Argentinean National Park in the Patagonia region, home to larch trees dating back more than 1,000 years?

A
Tongariro National Park
B
Torres del Paine National Park
C
Jaú National Park
D
Los Alerces National Park
Select from the options above.
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Q3. Who, in 1948 at London, equalled the record of winning 4 gold medals at one Olympics, set at the previous Games by Jesse Owens?

A
Stanislawa Walasiewicz
B
Audrey Williamson
C
Fanny Blankers-Koen
D
Shirley Strickland
Select from the options above.
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Q4. In the original Star Trek TV series which aired in the USA from 1966 to 1969, who played "Scotty"?

A
DeForest Kelley
B
William Shatner
C
James Doohan
D
Walter Koenig
Select from the options above.
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Q5. Where would a tympanum, anvil and hammer be found together?

A
Rock and roll band instruments
B
The percussion section of a classical orchestra
C
In a human ear
D
In a blacksmith's forge
Select from the options above.
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Q6. Who was the youngest person, at the time, to be elected to the office of president of the USA?

A
Barack Obama
B
Teddy Roosevelt
C
Bill Clinton
D
John Kennedy
Select from the options above.
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Q7. Why did Papua New Guinea's parliament not sit on Tuesday 12 May 2009?

A
A power failure blacked out most of Port Moresby
B
There was rioting in the streets outside
C
A flood caused evacuation of the city
D
They couldn't find the key to the room where the ceremonial mace was stored
Select from the options above.
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