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General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 18 June 2020

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Q1. What are the Roaring Twenties, also known as Années Folles and Golden Twenties?

A
A Canadian national park for moose and deer
B
Strong trade winds
C
Period after the teenage years
D
The 1920s
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Q2. Apart from being surrounded by water, usually, what defines an "island" ?

Note: This question was updated in March 2021
A
Land or rock however formed which is above water at the lowest tide
B
Naturally formed, above water at high tide, and can sustain human habitation
C
Naturally formed and above water at high tide
D
Land or rock however formed which is capable of human habitation
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Q3. Where in the human body is the sagittal suture?

A
Front to back along the top of the skull
B
From side to side on the top of the skull
C
Down the pubic bone
D
Down the nose
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Q4. Isaac Kwame Amuah, who in December 2010 turned himself in to South African police to face extradition charges in relation to accusations of rape from 1993 while he was a lecturer in the US, has what connection to Nelson Mandela?

A
Biographer
B
Public relations manager
C
Personal secretary
D
Son in law
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Q5. What was the setting for the British TV series "It Ain't Half Hot, Mum" (1974-81)?

A
Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia
B
Vietnam
C
South Korea
D
India and Burma
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Q6. Where was the first competition named the FIFA Club World Cup held in 2006?

A
Abu Dhabi
B
Brazil
C
Japan
D
Spain
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Q7. With what is the non-profit international organisation called DoCoMoMo concerned?

A
Conservation of modern architecture
B
Ancient British monuments
C
Preserving old Morris Minor cars
D
Uncovering historical documents from the Russian communist era
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