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General Knowledge Quiz for Tuesday, 15 August 2023

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Q1. What was the Raspberry Pi developed to be?

A
A computer children would enjoy, to promote teaching basic computer science
B
A maths concept to deal with volumes of multiglobular shapes
C
A catchy name for a new line in ice creams
D
A competitor for the Blackberry smartphone
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Q2. Which of these is a type of bird?

A
Gulp
B
Gorge
C
Fast
D
Swallow
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Q3. Which of these is an American investigative journalist and author of several best-selling unauthorised "poison pen" biographies of celebrities and politicians, including Jacqueline Onassis, Elizabeth Taylor, Frank Sinatra, Nancy Reagan, the British Royal Family and "the Bush Dynasty"?

A
Andrew Morton
B
Oprah Winfrey
C
Kitty Kelley
D
Christopher Hampton
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Q4. The National Gallery of British Art, built on the site of Millbank Prison and opened in 1897, became commonly known as the Tate Gallery. What was it officially renamed in 2000, and now displays only historical and contemporary British art?

A
Tate Britain
B
Guildhall Art Gallery
C
National Portrait Gallery
D
Barbican Art Gallery
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Q5. The highest measured waterfall in North America, among the highest 7 in the world, is in California and is known as what?

A
Ribbon Fall
B
Yosemite Falls
C
Nevada Fall
D
Bridalveil Fall
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Q6. What is the maximum number of points that can be scored from a single shot in basketball?

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3
B
2
C
1
D
4
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Q7. When did Kristallnacht happen?

A
The year before World War I was declared
B
The year World War II was declared
C
The year before World War II was declared
D
The year World War I was declared
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