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General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 13 December 2019

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Q1. In what century (CE) was Ramadan first observed as a month of fasting, introspection and virtue?

A
6th
B
7th
C
2nd
D
10th
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Q2. What was the name of the regular feature of the European motorsport calendar from 1927 to 1957 that was held 24 times in Italy?

A
The Mille Miglia
B
Targa Florio
C
Giro de Sicilia
D
Mediterranean Grand Prix
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Q3. Which of these was an educator, scientist, physician, philosopher, feminist, and humanitarian, and the first early childhood educator to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize?

A
Keri Hulme
B
Maria Montessori
C
Annie Lennox
D
Jacqueline du Pré
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Q4. Leatherjackets are the larvae of which of these?

A
Crane Fly
B
Brown marmorated stink bug
C
Cabbage white butterfly
D
Bot flies
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Q5. Which of these countries is closest to France?

A
Zimbabwe
B
China
C
Denmark
D
Pakistan
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Q6. Which of these is a bowed string musical instrument with three strings, played on the arm or under the chin that was particularly popular in the 15th and 16th centuries?

A
Rebec
B
Sackbut
C
Clarion
D
Crumhorn
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Q7. What is the title of American Grant DeVolson Wood's best known work, a 1930 painting showing a farmer holding a pitchfork standing beside his spinster daughter, dressed in a colonial print apron?

A
For Whom the Bell Tolls
B
The Dentist's Wife
C
The Grapes of Wrath
D
American Gothic
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