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General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 4 June 2015

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Q1. What is the board game in which progress is determined by a player's ability to answer general knowledge and popular culture questions?

A
Scrabble
B
Monopoly
C
Trivial Pursuit
D
Cluedo
Select from the options above.
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Q2. What was the mission of the two Voyager spacecraft sent into space in 1977?

A
To examine the effects of prolonged space flight on astronauts
B
To examine the planet Mars
C
To establish the first in a series of OSCAR communication satellites
D
To study the remote solar system, the 4 giants of the outer system and eventually interstellar space
Select from the options above.
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Q3. Which of these is NOT an Iranian treasure in the Islamic world designated a UNESCO World Heritage site?

A
Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex
B
Maydān-e Emām (“Imam's Square”) formerly Maydān-e Shāh (“Royal Square”) in Isfahan, Iran
C
The city of Persepolis
D
Samarra Archaeological City
Select from the options above.
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Q4. He clasps the crag with crooked claws is an example of what?

A
Anagram
B
Hyperbole
C
Litotes
D
Alliteration
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Q5. "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" was originally written in what language?

A
German
B
French
C
Spanish
D
Russian
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Q6. Federico Garcia Lorca is best known internationally as what?

A
Airline pilot
B
Alchemist
C
Cellist
D
Playwright
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Q7. What condition, first described by Reginald Fitz in 1886 and characterised by inflammation of the blind-ended tube connected to the cecum, requires an immediate operation to prevent rupture of the tube and death from (mainly) peritonitis and shock?

A
Appendicitis
B
Brucellosis
C
Arthritis
D
Bursitis
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