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General Knowledge Quiz for Sunday, 10 May 2015

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Q1. What happened on H Day in Sweden in 1967 (3 September)?

Note: This question was updated in July 2024
A
The currency switched to decimal
B
Drivers switched from driving on the left side of the road to driving on the right side
C
Sweden adopted a common time zone with Norway
D
Swedish pop group ABBA won the Eurovision Song Contest
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Q2. What is the southernmost point of the African continent?

A
Cape Point
B
Cape of Good Hope
C
Cape Agulhas
D
Cape Peninsula
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Q3. Which did NOT happen during the counter-Reformation initiative in the Christian Church, the Council of Trent in Italy 1545-1563?

A
The beheading of the Protestant Charles I King of England, Scotland and Ireland
B
The accession of the Protestant Elizabeth I Queen of England and Ireland
C
The accession of the Catholic Mary I Queen of England and Ireland
D
Final peace signed to 65 years of turmoil in the Italian Wars
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Q4. What do the letters R and A stand for in the name of the world's oldest golf club?

A
Royal and Ancient
B
Royal and Allcock
C
Riverside and Allchurch
D
River and Amberside
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Q5. Gotye, an Australian multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter famous for award winning singles 2011 to 2013, including Grammy awards and Record of the Year, was born where?

A
Belgium
B
Australia
C
Netherlands
D
USA
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Q6. Who was the 15th century woman who led a French army to relieve the siege of Orleans by the English army?

A
Mary Queen of Scots
B
Hildegard of Bingen
C
Joan of Arc
D
Bernadette of Lourdes
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Q7. What is a Fata Morgana?

A
A type of mirage
B
Indian princess
C
A member of the Spanish royal family
D
Religious ceremony
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