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General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 30 August 2017

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Q1. South Africa, Australia and New Zealand were designated "Dominions" in the early part of which century?

A
18th
B
19th
C
21st
D
20th
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Q2. What is a cwm?

A
A rounded glaciated valley
B
The saddle between two mountain peaks
C
A crow
D
A braided river
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Q3. International Committee of Sport for the Deaf (ICSD) rules state that competitors at a Deaflympics must not ...?

A
Pull a competitor's clothing to get attention once in the competition zone
B
Use a hearing aid or cochlear implant during warmup/competition in the restricted zone for the sport
C
Take their own sign language interpreter
D
Wear reflective clothing which could confuse when lights are used as signals in competition
Select from the options above.

Q4. Who or what was Captain Flint in Robert Louis Stevenson's "Treasure Island"?

A
A flag
B
A type of rum
C
A pirate
D
A parrot
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Q5. What is the title of an American comedy-drama presented mostly as the daydreams of Dr. John "J.D." Dorian, that follows the lives of employees of Sacred Heart, a teaching hospital?

A
Emergency Ward 10
B
House
C
Casualty
D
Scrubs
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Q6. Minsk, capital of Belarus, is twinned with over 20 other cities, including which?

A
Wellington, New Zealand
B
Nottingham, UK
C
Berlin, Germany
D
Sydney, Australia
Select from the options above.

Q7. What gave rise to the phrase "mad as a hatter"?

A
The fashion for extreme hat styles in the 19th century
B
The use of mercury in 19th century hat making
C
The character in "Alice in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll
D
Their premises were always the cheap ones near the local asylum for the mentally disturbed
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