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General Knowledge Quiz for Monday, 28 August 2023

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Q1. On 1/1/2014 the first legal sales of cannabis/marijuana for recreational use since about 1940 took place where?

A
Uruguay
B
Colorado, USA
C
New Zealand
D
The Netherlands
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Q2. Which British prime minister resigned as a result of the Suez Crisis?

A
Anthony Eden
B
Harold Macmillan
C
Clement Attlee
D
Harold Wilson
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Q3. The River Irwell runs through which English city?

A
Aberdeen
B
Liverpool
C
Glasgow
D
Manchester
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Q4. At the 1896 Olympics, winners received a silver medal and second place received a bronze medal. In 1900, most winners received cups or trophies instead of medals. What present tradition was introduced at the 1904 Games?

A
Awarding gold, silver & bronze medals for the first three places
B
Awarding no tangible reward at all
C
Awarding certificates to every finisher
D
Awarding the winner only with a bronze medal
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Q5. In 1698 findings were published by the Royal Society, Britain, from the discovery near Llandeilo in Wales of fossils of what, the first recorded publication on the subject?

A
Plesiosaurs
B
Nautiloids
C
Anomalocaris
D
Trilobites
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Q6. Which of these whales is the largest toothed animal?

A
Marlin
B
Humpback whale
C
Killer whale
D
Sperm whale
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Q7. "The Fighting 69th" (1940) starring James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, and George Brent centres on a regiment in which war?

A
World War I
B
World War II
C
American Civil War
D
English Civil War
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