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General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 15 October 2020

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Q1. What did Twitter establish as the maximum number of characters (including spaces) that can be used in a "tweet"?

A
160
B
120
C
140
D
180
Select from the options above.

Q2. Who, in Formula One, between 2006 and 2010, was the youngest Formula One driver to: drive at a Grand Prix meeting, score points, lead a race, secure pole position, win a race and win the championship?

A
Jenson Button
B
Lewis Hamilton
C
Sebastian Vettel
D
Fernando Alonso
Select from the options above.

Q3. Who was the Roman goddess of poetry, medicine, wisdom, commerce, weaving, crafts, magic, and the inventor of music?

A
Minerva
B
Pomfrey
C
Voldemort
D
Hagrid
Select from the options above.

Q4. Which of these US prisons is still operational?

A
Lincoln Heights Jail, Los Angeles, California
B
Alcatraz, San Francisco, California
C
Sing Sing, Ossining, New York
D
Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Select from the options above.

Q5. Which film was notable for the legal battle that ensued when first Madonna then Kim Basinger backed out of the title role, and for winning a "Worst Director" award for David Lynch at the Golden Raspberry Awards?

A
Skippy Pulls It Off
B
Million Dollar Baby
C
Boxing Helena
D
Rockette IV
Select from the options above.

Q6. Who was mayor of New York at the time of the attacks on the World Trade Centre in 2001?

A
Edward I. Koch
B
David Dinkins
C
Rudolph Giuliani
D
Michael Bloomberg
Select from the options above.

Q7. What do custard, paint, melted butter and shampoo have in common?

A
They have a magnetic field of at least 20 milliGauss
B
They contain starch
C
They are based on egg-white
D
They are non-Newtonian fluids
Select from the options above.
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