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General Knowledge Quiz for Tuesday, 14 October 2014

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Question 1: What term is used for a volcanic rock that is a solidified frothy lava typically created when super-heated, highly pressurised rock is violently ejected from a volcano, formed when lava and water are mixed, due to the simultaneous actions of rapid cooling and rapid depressurisation?

A
Emery
B
Diamond
C
Silicon carbide
D
Pumice