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General Knowledge Quiz for Monday, 8 February 2016

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Q1. The fabled "Society for the Prevention of an Unwholesome Diet" was described as a 18th century activist group dedicated to keeping what out of Britain?

Note: This question was updated in May 2021
A
Cauliflowers
B
Turnips
C
Potatoes
D
Brussels sprouts
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Q2. A campanile is built to contain what?

A
Budgerigars
B
Bats
C
Treasure
D
Bells
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Q3. Who made the longest Oscar acceptance speech, at five minutes and 30 seconds, when collecting her Oscar for Best Actress in 1942 for her role as Mrs. Miniver?

A
Greer Garson
B
Jessica Tandy
C
Vivien Leigh
D
Elizabeth Taylor
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Q4. What device did French inventor Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville patent in 1857?

A
Graphophone
B
Biophongraph
C
Phonautograph
D
Phonograph
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Q5. What is most likely to be seen at the World Freestyle Championships, held in white water venues?

A
Swimmers
B
Kayakers
C
Water polo competitors
D
Rowers
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Q6. Where are the sheer cliffs of the Drakensberg?

A
Austria
B
Lichtenstein
C
Southern Africa
D
Switzerland
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Q7. Which of these is a novel by Oliver Goldsmith?

A
The Curate from the Baskervilles
B
The Padre from Pittsburgh
C
The Vicar of Wakefield
D
The Priest of the D'Urbervilles
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