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Q1. In 1931, lawyer and politician Sir Isaac Isaacs was sworn in as the first what?

A
Australian-born Governor-General of Australia
B
Head of the League of People with Doubled-Up Names
C
Surfer to lead snail- and tortoise-racing
D
Official "Keeper of the Broom" for Ig Nobel prize awards
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Q2. Who constructed railway lines between Stockton and Darlington (in 1821) and Manchester and Liverpool (in 1829), and designed and built railway engines, including "The Rocket".

A
George Churchward
B
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
C
Richard Trevithick
D
George Stephenson
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Q3. Singers and performers Joseph Utsler and Joseph Bruce perform under what name?

A
Ill & Al Scratch
B
Insane Clown Posse
C
Black Sheep
D
M.O.P.
Select from the options above.

Q4. The Coco, Andaman and Nicobar Islands are an extended archipelago stretching north between the north-western tip of Indonesia and what other country?

A
Myanmar/Burma
B
Thailand
C
Bangladesh
D
Malaysia
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Q5. Where would a fluffer be most likely to be found?

A
In the make-up department of a fashion show
B
In an industrial carpet-making process
C
In a dog show
D
In an underground railway line
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Q6. In badminton, how many times may the shuttlecock be struck by each side before it passes over the net?

A
Once
B
Twice
C
Six times
D
Four times
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Q7. Although the speed of light is a constant 186,000 miles per second (299,792,458 metres per second) when passing through a vacuum, it slows in dense mediums. What is the densest of these mediums, i.e. slows light the most?

A
Water
B
A gas of bosons (Bose-Einstein condensates) at near absolute zero
C
Diamond
D
Glass
Select from the options above.
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