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General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 11 March 2023

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Q1. Which playwright wrote the musical "Mamma Mia"?

A
Sir Tim Rice
B
Catherine Johnson
C
Richard Stilgoe
D
Oscar Hammerstein II
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Q2. The didgeridoo is an instrument from which country?

A
India
B
Russia
C
Mexico
D
Australia
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Q3. In 1974 author Paulo Coelho was arrested and tortured for "subversive" activities by his government, which viewed his lyrics as left-wing and dangerous. Where was he born?

A
Italy
B
Germany
C
Brazil
D
Mexico
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Q4. When was the majority of the present Great Wall of China constructed?

A
In the Paleolithic Era
B
20th century
C
1st century BCE
D
14th to 16th century (Ming dynasty)
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Q5. Celebrated archaeologists Frederick Bligh Bond and later Dr C.A. Ralegh Radford excavated at Glastonbury Abbey in the 20th century searching for what remains?

A
King Arthur and Guinevere
B
The Abbey's founder King Ine of Wessex
C
Saint Dunstan
D
The last Abbot in the 16th century, Richard Whyting
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Q6. Who was the men's single sculls world champion at the World Rowing Championships every year it was competed from 2005 to 2009 and again in 2011, and gold medallist in the 2012 Summer Olympics?

A
Hamish Bond
B
Alan Campbell
C
Ondrej Synek
D
Mahé Drysdale
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Q7. Some species of this insect carry the parasite which causes Chagas disease, some use plant resin to help catch prey, some inject a toxin, some suck human blood, and all have a curved beak which lies in a groove between the front legs. What is it?

A
Assassin Bug
B
Trypanosomiases
C
Leaf footed Bug
D
Squash Bug
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