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General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 9 October 2024

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Q1. As what did "Vinicius and Tom" become a popular pairing in December 2014?

A
The name of a new cartoon series premièring on Nickelodeon
B
Names of twin red panda cubs born at Utica Zoo, New York, USA
C
Two new earthlike planets discovered
D
They were voted by Brazil as mascot names for the Rio Summer Olympics and Paralympics 2016
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Q2. What is a leat?

A
An alternative English alphabet, used primarily on the Internet
B
An artificial watercourse or in-ground aqueduct
C
One of the wards of the county of Cumberland in north west England
D
A neck brace designed to help reduce neck injuries in helmeted sports
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Q3. Which one of these flightless birds would be most likely to be tall enough to be able to walk over the others?

A
Takahe
B
Kiwi
C
Cassowary
D
Ostrich
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Q4. Which place, used by Russians in 1814 to bombard Paris, became a popular entertainment area in the 19th and 20th centuries, outside the city limits, free of Paris taxes (and where the local nuns made wine)?

A
Montmorency
B
Montmartre
C
Montparnasse
D
Issy-les-Moulineaux
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Q5. In classical Rome the use of "Dis" referred to what?

A
Disrespect for the speaker
B
Groups of more than 500
C
The ruler of the Underworld
D
Secretary of the Senate
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Q6. France's largest international airport and one of the world principal aviation centres, also known as Roissy, is usually known by the name of what historical figure?

A
Charles de Gaulle
B
Vercingetorix
C
Bonaparte
D
Louis XIV - the Sun King
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Q7. Survivor wrote which 1982 song as the theme music for the film "Rocky III"?

A
Rebel to Rebel
B
Poor Man's Son
C
Eye of the Tiger
D
Fire Makes Steel
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