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General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 15 June 2023

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Q1. Where in Sochi were the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2014 Winter Olympics held?

A
Bolshoi Dome
B
Fisht Stadium
C
BC Place Stadium
D
Adler Arena
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Q2. Who first started exhibiting paintings at the Paris Salon in 1864 and painted several thousand works until his death in 1919, even though during the last twenty years of his life he was wheelchair-bound and rheumatoid arthritis severely limited his movement?

A
Paul Cézanne
B
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
C
Henri Matisse
D
Paul Gauguin
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Q3. Which of these is one of the definitions for the Japanese word "obi"?

A
A sash for traditional dress
B
A requiem for someone who died recently
C
A shrine or sacred site
D
An emperor's personal bodyguard
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Q4. When the 1992 Maastricht Treaty established the European Union and led to a common currency in Europe, what was the currency called?

A
Eural
B
Eumark
C
Euro
D
Eudol
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Q5. Where is the greatest tidal range in the southern hemisphere, second greatest in the world

A
Kimberley, West Australia
B
Tauranga Harbour, New Zealand
C
Halona Blowhole, Hawaii, USA
D
Wingan Inlet, Victoria, Australia
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Q6. What English pop band, formed in Manchester in 1990 with Robbie Williams, Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange and Mark Owen, achieved major success in the early to mid 1990s, split up in 1996, and in 2006 released the album "Beautiful World"?

A
Take That
B
Wham!
C
Howzat?
D
Blam! Blam! Blam!
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Q7. Which of these is a fluid obtained by the distillation of resin obtained from trees, mainly pine trees?

A
White spirit
B
Kerosene
C
Methylated spirit
D
Turpentine
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