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General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 27 October 2023

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Q1. If the product of 7 and 2 is written 16, and the sum of 7 and 2 is written 11, what is the mathematical system being used?

A
Hexadecimal
B
Trigesimal
C
Quaternary
D
Base 8
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Q2. In 1982 the first commercially marketed CD was launched by Phil Ramone of A & R Recording . He was also involved in a number of other activities. Which of these was not one of them?

A
He was a sound engineer and music producer for George Michael
B
He introduced optical surround sound for films
C
He was a member of "The Ramones"
D
He was a trained classical violinist
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Q3. In which city are O'Connell Street, known as 'Sackville Street' until 1924, and O'Connell Bridge, known as Carlisle Bridge until the early 1880s, which were renamed for Daniel O'Connell, a nationalist leader of the early 19th century?

A
Washington DC
B
Brasilia
C
Dublin
D
Canberra
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Q4. Which of these would not be a name for a ghost?

A
Eidolon
B
Thivish
C
Spectre
D
Wrait
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Q5. In 1980 Lech Walesa co-founded what trade union in Poland?

A
Free Trade Unions of the Coast
B
Solidarity
C
Polish United Workers' Party
D
DGB
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Q6. Who was awarded FIFA's Ballon d'Or every year from 2009 to 2012, and again in 2015, 2019 and 2021?

A
Ronaldinho
B
Lionel Messi
C
Cristiano Ronaldo
D
Zinedine Zidane
Select from the options above.
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Q7. What does the film "Experimenter" (2015) centre on?

A
The 1961 Stanley Milgram experiments
B
Nobel Prize winner Marie Curie
C
The fictional Dr Frankenstein
D
Biologist, meteorologist, mathematician, and Augustinian monk, Gregor Mendel
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