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General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 11 January 2023

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Q1. What is the family name of the brothers, both world champion boxers, both the holders of a PhD in sports science, one also a politician and the mayor (from 2014) of Kyiv, Ukraine?

A
Klitschko
B
Spinks
C
Galaxy
D
Norris
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Q2. What was unique about the yacht "Alinghi" which won the America's Cup in 2003?

A
It had dual hulls
B
No New Zealanders were involved
C
It was sailed for a landlocked country, the first to win the race
D
It was the non-American craft to win
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Q3. Following the 1997 return of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China to become a special administrative region, Macau was returned to become its second special administrative region. When was that?

A
1999
B
1998
C
2002
D
2001
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Q4. Which of these is an endocrine gland about the size of a pea and weighing 0.5 g (0.02 oz.), a protrusion off the bottom of the hypothalamus at the base of the brain that rests in a small, bony cavity (sella turcica)?

A
Adrenal gland
B
Thyroid gland
C
Pituitary gland
D
Pancreas
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Q5. Hudson Bay, Canada, is directly north of which other bodies of water?

A
Lake Victoria and Lake Tanganyika
B
The Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the Labrador Sea
C
The Great Lakes
D
The Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea
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Q6. The TV series was only 17 episodes (approximately 5 months of screen time) but it quickly became a cult series and has remained one. Which series was it?

A
The Prisoner
B
Callan
C
Danger Man
D
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
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Q7. What was the Christian Church's Council of Trent, held in three parts from 1545 to 1563, reacting to?

A
Three popes each claimed legitimacy
B
Reformation
C
Deposing of Frederick II as German king and as emperor
D
A challenge to the celibacy of Catholic priests
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