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General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 30 March 2023

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Q1. The 520 men and 197 women who arrived in 11 British ships at Botany Bay, Australia, on 26 January 1788, were mostly what?

A
Hairdressers
B
Convicts
C
Town planners
D
Botanists
Select from the options above.
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Q2. In 2020 Roberto Vega Ortiz and Theresa Knudson founded the critically acclaimed group kn own as Ballet22, whose performances can include what?

A
Cirque-aerial dance
B
Costumes limited to a G-string
C
Dance performed entirely in animal masks
D
All roles performed by men, including in tutus and on pointe
Select from the options above.
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Q3. Haughton impact crater, at latitude 75 degrees north one of the most northerly impact craters known, is located where?

A
Novaya Zemlya, Russia
B
Hammerfest, Finland
C
Devon Island, Canada
D
Wrangel Island, Russia
Select from the options above.
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Q4. Where do the short-period comets observed in Earth's sky originate from?

A
Other galaxies
B
Saturn's rings
C
The Kuiper Belt
D
The Alpha Centauri system
Select from the options above.
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Q5. Which of these is a fortified wine that comes from the valley of the river Douro in Portugal?

A
Sherry
B
Port
C
Madeira
D
Chardonnay
Select from the options above.
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Q6. What was the venue for the only Summer Paralympics, as at 2023, to be held in Canada?

A
Vancouver
B
Montreal
C
Calgary
D
Toronto
Select from the options above.
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Q7. What is the central target of the 2020 Danish TV series "The Investigation"?

A
The real-life death of Swedish journalist Kim Wall
B
The 1986 assassination of Olof Palme, Prime Minister of Sweden
C
The death of UN Secretary-General of the UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld in 1961
D
Separation of migrant families in Denmark and conditions for detainees
Select from the options above.
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