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General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 16 October 2024

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Q1. The French horse race called the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe is run at which race course?

A
Nevers Magny-Cours
B
Deauville
C
Chantilly
D
Longchamp
Select from the options above.

Q2. What is described as the main focus of social philosophy or sociology?

A
Conferencing
B
The effects of the exercise of power
C
The ability of people to communicate
D
Social identities, relations, structures and changes
Select from the options above.

Q3. The Oromo people much of whose area was taken over by Abyssinia, modern Ethiopia, use a calendar based on what?

A
The movements of Venus and Mars
B
The Moon and the sun
C
The Moon
D
The Moon, together with eight star groups or stars outside the solar system
Select from the options above.

Q4. Which of these is an actor who won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in "The Godfather Part II" (1974), and for Best Actor as the lead in "Raging Bull" (1980)?

A
Antoine de Dion-Bouton
B
Guy de Maupassant
C
Vincent de Paul
D
Robert De Niro
Select from the options above.

Q5. What do the dark fantasy films "Stardust" (2007) and "Coraline" (2009) have in common?

A
They were set in Japan
B
They were stop-motion films
C
They starred Johnny Depp
D
They were films of books written by Neil Gaiman
Select from the options above.

Q6. Which of these bodies of water has the largest surface area?

A
Aral Sea
B
Lake Superior
C
Lake Michigan
D
Great Bear Lake
Select from the options above.

Q7. James Edward Oglethorpe founded the city of Savannah, Georgia, after obtaining a Charter from King George II to establish a colony for what sort of people?

A
Quakers
B
People impoverished and imprisoned for debt
C
Disabled people
D
Crofters who had been evicted from their land
Select from the options above.
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