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General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 28 May 2016

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Q1. Which late 19th century English illustrator was "rediscovered" due to an exhibition from 19 May to 19 September 1966 at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, which introduced his work to a new generation and began a craze that lasted into the 1970s?

A
Heath Robinson
B
Gustave Doré
C
Aubrey Beardsley
D
E H Shepard
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Q2. In sheep's stomach put finely minced heart, lungs & liver of sheep, 2 chopped onions, 1lb suet, juice of 1 lemon, 1/2pt oatmeal, 2tsp salt, 1tsp pepper, 1/2 grated nutmeg, 1/2pt gravy; boil 3 hrs is a recipe for what?

A
Cottage pie
B
Tripe
C
Irish stew
D
Haggis
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Q3. Who, with more than 70 million records sold worldwide during a career in seven decades, was the most successful British female solo recording artist until 2010 according to the Guinness Book of World Records?

Note: This question was updated in December 2022
A
Sandie Shaw
B
Lulu
C
Petula Clark
D
Mary Hopkin
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Q4. Which British racing car manufacturer and Formula One racing team won four drivers' and two constructors' world championships in its 30-year Formula One history?

A
McLaren
B
Brabham (Motor Racing Developments Ltd)
C
Williams
D
Jordan
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Q5. Calicivirus, which was introduced illegally into New Zealand in 1997 to kill the exploding rabbit population, also has a form which seriously infects what other animal?

A
Dogs
B
Cats
C
Hedgehogs
D
Stoats
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Q6. Salvador Allende, General Augusto Pinochet and the "Caravan of Death" are all connected with the history of which country in the 1970s and 1980s?

A
Myanmar
B
Mexico
C
Chile
D
South Korea
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Q7. The island of Anguilla, in the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean, is a largely autonomous overseas territory of which country?

A
USA
B
UK
C
France
D
Brazil
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