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Q1. Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister (1827-1912), was an English surgeon, medical scientist, experimental pathologist and a pioneer in what?

A
Developing yacht design
B
Battlefield trauma and burn healing
C
Antiseptic surgery and preventive healthcare
D
Using recorded music during surgery
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Q2. The main publicity image for which Alfred Hitchcock film featured Cary Grant being chased by a bi-plane?

A
Rear Window
B
To Catch A Thief
C
North By Northwest
D
Vertigo
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Q3. In the fifth year of his reign the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep IV, or Amenophis, changed his name to what?

A
Tutankhamun
B
Akhenaten
C
Ramesses
D
Thutmose
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Q4. What distinguishes the Ladby ship buried in a mound on Funen, Denmark?

A
It is Denmark's only recorded Viking burial in an actual ship
B
It was a Kievan ship
C
It was the first known to use copper in its construction
D
The bodies of the rowers were found in situ
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Q5. Where is Nevsky Prospect?

A
Part of the Kupol Gold Mine, Siberia
B
Moscow, Russia
C
The view north from the peak of Mount Elbrus, Russia
D
St Petersburg, Russia
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Q6. What size is the circle from which Olympic shot put competitors throw?

A
10 ft (3.048 m) in diameter
B
7 ft (2.134 m) in diameter
C
3 ft (0.914 m) in diameter
D
20 ft (6.096 m) in diameter
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Q7. "Pruritus" is a medical word for what?

A
Itching
B
Nausea
C
Sleeplessness
D
Bleeding
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