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General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 1 August 2014

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Question 1: Life on Mars, the popular UK TV series from BBC Wales 2006-7, with UK sequel and spin-offs in the USA, Spain and Russia, was earlier declined by the BBC for what reason?

A
"There are too many sci-fi and psycho dramas on the books"
B
Financial cutbacks
C
"It's going to be silly"
D
Political disagreements with the show's creators