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General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 17 February 2024

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Q1. What does "VCR" stand for?

A
Virtual Complex Replicator
B
Vacuous Contrivance for Replays
C
Video Cassette Recorder
D
Vaguely Communicating Remote
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Q2. What name is given to the police force in the Republic of Ireland?

A
Diet
B
Semolina
C
STASI
D
Garda
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Q3. A royal edict and a set of 17 laws emancipated Russian serfs in 1861; when were the last provisions made in order to put the freedom fully in place?

A
1940
B
1935
C
1870
D
1905
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Q4. In November and December 2001 the first of which two film series were released in the USA?

A
Beverley Hills Cop, The Blues Brothers
B
Oceans, Bourne
C
Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings
D
Bourne, The Lord of the Rings
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Q5. Which conductor of the Worcester Glee Club from 1879 to 1889, went on to write "The Enigma Variations" and "The Dream of Gerontius"?

A
Ralph Vaughan Williams
B
Benjamin Britten
C
Edward Elgar
D
Eric Coates
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Q6. Agnes Baltsa and Alfredo Kraus were involved in the opening ceremony of what Summer Olympics?

A
1992
B
1926
C
1984
D
2004
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Q7. In the Unified Soil Classification System, a system of two-letter classifications, what does "O" stand for as the first letter?

A
Ordinary
B
Organic
C
Overlying
D
Optional
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