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General Knowledge Quiz for Monday, 28 October 2024

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Q1. What does the informal and dangerous sport of tombstoning involve?

A
Falling from height into water, usually without deliberately moving i.e. as a stone would
B
Diving feet first from a cliff
C
Diving to end in a belly-flop
D
Diving bound to a partner
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Q2. Which of these was famous as a jazz drummer in the mid 20th century?

A
Glenn Miller
B
Gene Krupa
C
Alexis Korner
D
Acker Bilk
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Q3. In astrophysics and physical cosmology, what is Olbers's paradox, named after the German astronomer Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers (1758-1840)?

A
The dark night sky paradox
B
The faint young Sun paradox
C
The paradoxical reaction of a comet's tail as it passes a star
D
The heat death paradox
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Q4. Between 2002 and 2008, where were Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul the judges?

A
Big Brother
B
US Supreme Court
C
Miss Universe
D
American Idol
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Q5. Nikkei is a...?

A
Sports shoe
B
Camera
C
Bouncy toy
D
Stock market index
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Q6. What is the name of the branch of the Pacific Ocean between China and Korea?

A
Tasman Sea
B
China Sea
C
Yellow Sea
D
Kokomo Strait
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Q7. When was the Danube-Black Sea Canal completed?

A
1976
B
Work was stopped in 1953 and has not resumed
C
1953
D
1987
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