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Q1. What did the UK's Mines and Collieries Act 1842 do in relation to underground work?

A
Required breaks of 10 minutes every 5 hours
B
Standardised testing for mine gas
C
Limited shifts to 10 hours
D
Prohibited work by women, girls of any age, and boys under ten
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Q2. Which is a fine, mineral-infused, free-draining, potentially highly fertile sediment?

A
Loeast
B
Moore
C
Moost
D
Loess
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Q3. When a law or order is voided or revoked, another term for it is which of these?

A
Resiled
B
Rescinded
C
Restrained
D
Distrained
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Q4. The UK TV channel BBC developed a crime drama series, featuring Kenneth Branagh as the lead detective; what was the series called?

A
Bergerac
B
Sherlock
C
Wallander
D
Agatha Christie's Poirot
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Q5. Who was King in England when Daniel Defoe published "Robinson Crusoe" and Jonathan Swift published "Gulliver's Travels"?

A
George III
B
George II
C
George I
D
George IV
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Q6. Battle of the Year, for which a solo category was inaugurated in 2009, is for competition in what discipline?

A
Frog racing
B
Robot e-sports
C
Breakdancing
D
Kite flying
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Q7. On which island are 16 of Japan's 20 largest cities and Mount Fuji?

A
Kyūshū
B
Hokkaidō
C
Honshu
D
Shikoku
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