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General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 25 January 2014

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Q1. In the 3rd millennium BCE the Indus Valley civilisation was using distance measurements precise to a unit of what?

A
1.704 mm (1/16 inch)
B
4.7 mm (approx. 1/5 inch)
C
2 cm (approx. 4/5 inch)
D
2.5 mm (approx. 1/10 inch)
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Q2. In 2004, Christopher Bailey was appointed creative director of which British luxury fashion house that manufactures clothing, fragrances and fashion accessories?

Note: This question was updated in February 2023
A
Burberry
B
House of Quant
C
Chanel
D
Calvin Klein
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Q3. Which film actor (1895-1926) is known for his films "The Four Horsemen", "The Sheik" and "Blood And Sand"?

A
Rudolph Valentino
B
Leonardo DiCaprio
C
Sean Penn
D
Matt Damon
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Q4. If someone "rides the tube" what are they likely to be doing?

A
Walking through the Hadron Collider
B
Travelling on the Shinkansen, a high speed train
C
Surfing a wave
D
Carrying out a scientific experiment
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Q5. Tierra del Fuego is volcanically active and sits at the tip of which tectonic plate?

Note: This question was updated in September 2018
A
Nazca
B
Antarctic
C
South American
D
Scotia
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Q6. Who was said to have interceded to save the life of Captain John Smith, was later taken hostage and held at Jamestown, married John Rolfe, came to England and died at Gravesend in 1617?

A
Little Sun
B
Minnehaha
C
Hinemoa
D
Pocahontas
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Q7. What is a panemone?

A
An ancient Macedonian feast during June
B
A climbing Greek flower
C
An 18th century bread-making machine
D
A vertical axis wind turbine where the blades or sails move horizontally
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