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General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 10 October 2024

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Q1. Where did Harold of England fight William of Normandy in 1066?

A
Hastings
B
Hustings
C
Hurryings
D
Hostings
Select from the options above.

Q2. What dish derives from the Portuguese dish "Carne de Vinha d' Alhos" (pork preserved in red wine or red wine vinegar, chili pepper, and stewed with garlic) which was brought to Goa and evolved into the a dish of meat, usually lamb, with wine and garlic plentiful amounts of spice?

A
Cham cham
B
Vindaloo
C
Shami Kebab
D
Pakhaal
Select from the options above.

Q3. Ultrasonic sound is what?

A
Background noise emitted by, e.g., a TV set
B
Beyond the range of human hearing
C
Coming from outer space
D
Sound that rises in pitch as it approaches
Select from the options above.

Q4. In 1497 one of the world's best known explorers rounded Cape Agulhas. Who was he, and what was he looking for?

A
Christopher Columbus from Genoa, a sea route to south and east Asia
B
Marco Polo from Venice, a sea route to China
C
Ferdinand Magellan from Portugal, route for the first circumnavigation of the Earth
D
Vasco da Gama from Portugal, sea route from Europe to India
Select from the options above.

Q5. Characteristics of gothic church architecture include tall designs, flying buttresses, vaulted ceilings, light and air, gargoyles, decorative and ornate finishes, and what else?

A
Bell towers
B
Stained glass
C
Pointed arches
D
Stone masonry
Select from the options above.

Q6. What spoken word competition, which has been organised for many years by Gary Hallock, has been held every May since 1978 in Austin, Texas?

A
The Lear Limerick Contest
B
The O. Henry Pun-Off
C
Kippling for Gold
D
Talk Your Ears Off
Select from the options above.

Q7. Martin Kamen, with Sam Ruben, synthesised the radioactive isotope carbon-14 in 1940 and then was the first to use it to study what?

A
Synthesis of new elements
B
Measurement of age in fossils
C
Processes in stars
D
A biochemical system
Select from the options above.
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