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Q1. At the Krasnoyarsk hydroelectric dam on the Yenisei River, Russia, what method of transport was installed to move boats or ships over or round the dam?

A
Inclined plane
B
Canal
C
Electric "ship elevator"
D
Supplementary artificial river
Select from the options above.

Q2. What did "shibboleth", which now means a sector's custom, in-phrase or way of maintaining traditional segregation and often seen as an outworn unthinking formula, mean originally?

A
A flag
B
An ear of corn or the current of a river
C
A verse in the Torah
D
A battle standard
Select from the options above.

Q3. In the movie 'Miracle on 34th Street', Kris Kringle is hired to play Santa Claus in what large department store?

A
Gimbels
B
Marks and Spencer
C
Macy's
D
Harrods
Select from the options above.

Q4. Why did Shamima Begum become a centre of international media attention in 2019?

A
She was the first test tube baby born to two fathers
B
She broke the solo-around-the-world ballooning record
C
She tried to return to the UK after travelling as a teenager to be an ISIS wife
D
She became the first deaf, dumb and blind MP elected in the UK
Select from the options above.

Q5. What is a food consisting of sweetened milk thickened with rennet into a curd, sometimes flavoured with brandy?

A
Junket
B
Whey
C
Bubble and squeak
D
Blancmange
Select from the options above.

Q6. Which was the Israelite sect whose revolt against Roman Emperor Justinian in 529 CE was put down so severely that tens of thousands died or were enslaved?

A
Samaritans
B
Pharisees
C
Semites
D
Hamites
Select from the options above.

Q7. Which participants are qualified to compete at the Lusophony Games?

A
Athletes from Portuguese-speaking countries and territories
B
Portuguese-speaking chess players
C
Children whose parents or grandparents speak Portuguese or are linked to Portuguese culture
D
Athletes in Portugal
Select from the options above.
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