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General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 10 February 2023

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Q1. What was the Ferris wheel which was designed in the 19th century built for?

A
The 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, in Chicago
B
The Centennial International Exhibition of 1876, in Philadelphia
C
The Great Exhibition, 1851, in London
D
The Exposition Universelle of 1855, in Paris
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Q2. Benazir Bhutto, prime minister of Pakistan from 1988 to 1990 and again from 1993, was also the first what?

A
Woman in Pakistan politics to wear trousers
B
World champion sportsperson in the position
C
Muslim woman to head a democratic government
D
Pakistani to train as an astronaut
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Q3. Wembley Stadium is in what city?

A
Cardiff
B
Aberystwyth
C
Edinburgh
D
London
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Q4. Which religious movement and belief developed in 16th century Poland and Transylvania, and spread world-wide by the late 18th and early 19th centuries?

A
Lutheranism
B
Thomism
C
Unitarianism
D
Spinozism
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Q5. How far away from Earth is the nearest star which is approximately the same size as the Sun?

A
About 8.6 light years
B
About 4.4 light years
C
About 6 light years
D
12 light years
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Q6. When the Badminton World Federation was first formed in 1934 (initially as the International Badminton Federation) where was it located?

A
Cheltenham, UK
B
Rouen, France
C
Toronto, Canada
D
Turin, Italy
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Q7. The partition of India, formalised in 1947, was characterised by religious tension and violence between Hindus and people of which other major religious group?

A
Buddhism
B
Sikh
C
Christianity
D
Muslim
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