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General Knowledge Quiz for Tuesday, 19 April 2016

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Q1. What is the regulation space in a croquet hoop?

A
1/32" (0.8mm) wider than the largest ball used in a game
B
1/32" (0.8mm) on each side of the largest ball used in a game
C
2mm wider than the average size of used in a game
D
3mm wider than the average size of used in a game
Select from the options above.

Q2. A pyroclastic flow from a volcano is called that, strictly speaking, because it what ...?

A
Burns everything in its path
B
Is extremely fast
C
Comes from a fiery place
D
Contains rock pieces and gas broken by fire
Select from the options above.

Q3. Who wrote, between 2003 and 2008, "Little Red", "Little Red's Christmas Story", "Little Red's Summer Adventure" and "Tea for Ruby"?

A
Enid Blyton
B
Sarah Ferguson
C
Beatrix Potter
D
J K Rowling
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Q4. In 2003, Rebecca Wade became the first female editor of which British newspaper?

A
Daily Mail
B
Daily Telegraph
C
Sun
D
Guardian
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Q5. Which city was hit by a magnitude 6.2 earthquake about 5 kilometers below its centre at 12:29 a.m. 23 December 1972, killing around 5,000 of the 400,000 population, injuring 20,000 and leaving over 250,000 homeless?

A
Guatemala City, Guatemala.
B
Managua, Nicaragua
C
Haiyuan, Ningxia-Gansu, China
D
Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
Select from the options above.

Q6. Wholesale trade in diamonds, and diamond cutting, is limited to few locations. Which of these is not one of them?

Note: This question was updated in November 2022
A
Cape Town, South Africa
B
Surat, India
C
Tel Aviv, Israel
D
Antwerp, Belgium
Select from the options above.

Q7. What is the name for the masses of lymphoid tissue between the nose and throat that are sometimes removed by an operation in cases where enlargement is having a detrimental effect on health?

A
Adenoids
B
Warts
C
Appendix
D
Tumours
Select from the options above.
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