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General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 9 September 2023

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Q1. Life on Mars, the popular UK TV series from BBC Wales 2006-7, with UK sequel and spin-offs in the USA, Spain and Russia, was earlier declined by the BBC for what reason?

A
"There are too many sci-fi and psycho dramas on the books"
B
Financial cutbacks
C
"It's going to be silly"
D
Political disagreements with the show's creators
Select from the options above.
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Q2. Research published in 2023 shows a relatively abrupt change in north-western Africa from foraging to farming about 7,500 years ago, influenced by immigration from where?

A
India
B
Eastern Asia
C
North-eastern Africa
D
Southern Europe and then the Levant
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Q3. What "Bridge" is the name of a home to a London football team and was the venue for precursor battle to the Battle of Hastings in 1066?

A
Stamford Bridge
B
London Bridge
C
Oxbridge
D
Weybridge
Select from the options above.
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Q4. What, in 1337, caused the Hundred Years' War between France and England?

A
France adopted the Salic Law concerning royal succession
B
French king Philip VI claimed the English throne
C
English king Edward III claimed the French throne
D
A dispute over trading rights
Select from the options above.
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Q5. Sledge, tack, claw, framing, upholstery, ball-peen, twist, dog-head and bush are all types of what?

A
Snake
B
Butterfly
C
Hammer
D
Vehicle suspension system
Select from the options above.
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Q6. Who plays Meredith Grey for much of the US TV series "Grey's Anatomy"?

A
Ellen Pompeo
B
Katherine Heigl
C
Eva Longoria Parker
D
Anna Paquin
Select from the options above.
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Q7. The Fast5 World Netball Series, first contested in October 2009 under modified rules, was scheduled to be held in Manchester, England, initially but was played where in 2012?

A
Kingston, Jamaica
B
Auckland, New Zealand
C
Sydney, Australia
D
Liverpool, England
Select from the options above.
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