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General Knowledge Quiz for Monday, 4 December 2023

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Q1. What is the national flower of Malaysia?

A
Hibiscus
B
Jasmine
C
Lotus
D
Bougainvillea
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Q2. The "Big Day Out" was what?

A
A music festival
B
A mass fun run
C
A national day off work
D
A county-wide picnic
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Q3. What does the Fermi Paradox refer to?

A
Contradiction between the electrodynamic and the relativistic theories of electromagnetic mass
B
The existence of advanced extraterrestrial life
C
Quantum mechanics
D
The effects of magnetic fields on mercury vapour
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Q4. When did the Aksumite, or Axumite, Empire, flourish?

A
From about the late first millennium BCE to the 10th century CE
B
About 6000 to 4500 BCE
C
About the 16th to the 20th century
D
In the early 20th century
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Q5. She discovered that in a particular type of variable star known as a Cepheid fluctuation in brightness is highly regular and is determined by the actual luminosity of the star, which meant they could be used as a distance marker, making it possible to determine astronomical distances to objects; who was she?

A
Rosalind Franklin (1920 -1958)
B
Margaret Burbidge (1919-2020)
C
Henrietta Swan Leavitt (1868-1921
D
Ada Lovelace (1815-1852)
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Q6. "Love is the Bin" by Banksy was originally called what?

A
Flower Thrower
B
Game Changer
C
Girl with Balloon
D
There Is Always Hope
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Q7. The 1960 Summer Olympics saw the first medal, a gold, won by the 18 year old Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali); in what boxing discipline did he win?

A
Welterweight
B
Heavyweight
C
Bantamweight
D
Light-heavyweight
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