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Q1. Who commanded No. 11 Group RAF, responsible for the fighter defence of London and southeast England, which took the brunt of the German air attacks in the Battle of Britain?

A
Trafford Leigh-Mallory
B
Keith Park
C
Hugh Dowding
D
Arthur Harris
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Q2. What is the lining membrane of the cavity of the eyeball connected to the optic nerve which forms the receptor surface for light rays?

A
Rigoletto
B
Retina
C
Retsina
D
Red eye
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Q3. Anabolism, as in "anabolic steroids", refers to what?

A
Muscular tension
B
A metabolic process, synthesising complex molecules from simpler ones with the storage of energy
C
Build-up of testosterone
D
Muscle knot
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Q4. What is one of the things which differentiate Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador from Chile?

A
Their territories extensively straddle the Andes
B
The Atacama Desert plateau lies along their shores
C
They lie north of the equator
D
Their flags incorporate a gold stripe
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Q5. What UK TV series about a father and son, rag and bone men, was the basis for the US TV series "Sanford and Son"?

A
Steptoe and Son
B
Only Fools And Horses
C
'Til Death Us Do Part
D
Shortland Street
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Q6. The names of Maradona, Platini and Cruyff are associated with what World Championships?

A
Tennis
B
Football (soccer)
C
Cricket
D
Swimming
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Q7. Niccolò Machiavelli, Thomas Carlyle, and Thomas Macaulay share a scholarly interest in what?

A
Butterflies
B
History
C
Political strategy
D
Italian court politics
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