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General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 12 November 2014

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Q1. Who is credited with establishing the rules which differentiate North American Football, or gridiron, from other forms of ball games?

A
Fielding Harris Yost
B
Thrift Burnside
C
Walter Chauncey Camp
D
John William Heisman
Select from the options above.

Q2. Mascagni's one act opera Cavalleria Rusticana is often performed as a double bill with which other opera?

A
Gianni Schicchi
B
Trial By Jury
C
I Pagliacci
D
La Cenerentola
Select from the options above.

Q3. In which year did the space shuttle Challenger explode 73 seconds after lift off?

Note: This question was updated in June 2015
A
1990
B
1984
C
1986
D
2003
Select from the options above.

Q4. The Leakey family who concentrated their studies in Kenya were working in what area?

A
The history of the Mau-Mau uprising
B
Paleoanthropology
C
Identifying diamond mines
D
Setting up tourism initiatives
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Q5. What is the principal language on the Galapagos Islands?

A
Hindi
B
Greek
C
Māori
D
Spanish
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Q6. In Los Angeles, California, USA, African-American Rodney Glen King III was beaten severely by police after leading them on a high speed chase and resisting arrest, leading to massive rioting by African-Americans in the Los Angeles area when the police officers involved were acquitted. When did the beating happen?

A
October 24, 1996
B
August 19, 1991
C
April 7, 2001
D
March 3, 1991
Select from the options above.

Q7. If someone is said to have "kissed the Blarney Stone" what qualities are they being described as having?

A
Dirty teeth
B
Eloquence, or skill at flattery
C
Unrealistic ambitions
D
A love of fairytales
Select from the options above.
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