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General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 2 November 2023

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Q1. What is Japan's attack on Pearl Harbour on 7 December 1941 reported to have mainly led to?

A
USA entered WW II and was able to attack Japan without being the aggressor
B
Emperor Hirohito ate his first hamburger
C
A drop in sales for pink pearls
D
A peak in aeroplane design and building
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Q2. When was the first World Championships in Athletics held?

A
1980
B
1960
C
1976
D
1992
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Q3. Which 1998 film, starring Robin Williams, Annabella Sciorra and Cuba Gooding Jr, won an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, was nominated for another, won the Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design, but had a very mixed reception from audiences?

A
What Dreams May Come
B
The Last Rainforest
C
The Night Listener
D
Insomnia
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Q4. What name is given to the individual leaves of grass, gladioli and irises?

A
Epées
B
Sabres
C
Blades
D
Cutlasses
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Q5. If you travelled due west from Seattle, USA where would you make landfall?

A
Japan
B
South Korea
C
China
D
Russia
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Q6. In the 19th century a French custom with books of erotic fiction was reportedly to do what?

A
Publish them in deep bright blue covers, and without titles
B
Display them in a room with a purple door
C
Print them in red ink
D
Wrap them in yellow paper
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Q7. In Jules Verne's book "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea", who captained the submarine the "Nautilus"?

A
Captain Flint
B
Captain Kirk
C
Captain Hoseason
D
Captain Nemo
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