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General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 14 December 2022

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Q1. Which 1909 one-act opera was the first of the many collaborations between Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal?

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Ariadne auf Naxos
B
Elektra
C
Arabella
D
Capriccio
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Q2. Which revered world figure celebrated his 95th birthday, in hospital, in July 2013?

A
The Dalai Lama
B
Nelson Mandela
C
Ban Ki Moon
D
Pope Francis I
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Q3. The Amrit Sanskar is an initiation rite in which faith?

A
Baha'i
B
Muslim
C
Hindu
D
Sikh
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Q4. Who, in the years prior to World War II, conceived and oversaw the development of an integrated air defence system for England which included radar, human observers, raid plotting and radio control of aircraft?

A
Winston Churchill
B
Hugh Dowding
C
Neville Chamberlain
D
Frank Whittle
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Q5. Where are the Mulu Caves, explored since 1978 by a collaboration between UK speleologists, the Forestry Corporation for the area, and the UNESCO World Heritage site which is the Gunung Mulu National Park?

A
Borneo, Sarawak
B
Hokkaido, Japan
C
North Vietnam
D
North Myanmar
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Q6. Up to the first half of 2013 who won the most men's major golf championships, also known as majors (Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, The Open Championship (British Open) and US PGA Championship)?

A
Tiger Woods
B
Jack Nicklaus
C
Walter Hagen
D
Gary Player
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Q7. Examples of which species live in fresh water, on dry land, up trees, underground, everywhere from the tropics to the sub-arctic, and in some cases are toxic?

A
Frogs or toads
B
Cockroaches
C
Dragonflies
D
Earthworms
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