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General Knowledge Quiz for Sunday, 19 April 2015

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Q1. "Fanny and Alexander", a Swedish/French/German co-production classic about a Swedish family in Uppsala released in 1982, was directed by whom?

A
Steven Spielberg
B
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
C
Ingmar Bergman
D
George Lucas
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Q2. What is the name of the system of lakes, canals and rivers that enables shipping to get from the Atlantic to as far as Duluth, Minnesota, on Lake Superior?

A
Moose River Complex
B
St Lawrence Seaway
C
Beaver Shipping Canal
D
Hudson Bay System
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Q3. On what date on the Christian calendar is the day of the Annunciation or Lady Day?

A
10 September
B
25 December
C
1 March
D
25 March
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Q4. What word best describes a triangle where all sides are different lengths?

A
Oblique
B
Equilateral
C
Scalene
D
Obtuse
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Q5. In which area was part or all of the Dakar Rally run from 2009 to 2019?

Note: This question was updated in September 2024
A
Dakar
B
South Africa
C
South America
D
The South Island of New Zealand
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Q6. Which of these songs is not by Hoagy Carmichael?

A
Skylark
B
Stardust
C
A Foggy Day (in London Town)
D
Georgia on my Mind
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Q7. Why did the protesters in the 2014 Umbrella Revolution use umbrellas?

A
To protect against sunstroke
B
Because it rained heavily
C
To ward off pepper spray used by police
D
It looked good on TV news reports
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