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General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 20 November 2024

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Q1. Which of these is another name for the wolverine, mainly native to Canada?

A
The glutton
B
The raider
C
The abominable snowman
D
The brown bear
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Q2. Around the upper Coppename River a nature reserve in what South American country has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its unspoiled forests and biodiversity?

A
Venezuela
B
Brazil
C
Suriname
D
Ecuador
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Q3. Which of these is a German painter, sculptor, graphic artist and poet who worked mainly in the 20th century, who was one of the primary pioneers of the Dada movement and Surrealism?

A
Max Weber
B
Max Planck
C
Maxwell Smart
D
Max Ernst
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Q4. Which of these is a dish of meat (often chicken, fish, beef, shrimp or pork) cooked quickly with vegetables such as bean sprouts, cabbage and celery and bound in a starch-thickened sauce, typically served with rice and sometimes stir-fried noodles?

A
Chop suey
B
Chow mein
C
Chowder
D
Ciao
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Q5. Immediately prior to the United States Congress, activated in 1789, the governing body was called what?

A
Continental Congress of the United Colonies
B
United States in Congress Assembled
C
Parliament of America
D
The Witenagemot of the United States
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Q6. Omar Sharif played the title character in the 1965 film of what 1957 novel by the Russian writer Boris Pasternak?

A
Dr Zhivago
B
Goethe's Faust
C
Second Birth
D
Childhood
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Q7. What was the mascot for the XX Commonwealth Games 2014?

A
A tartan unicorn named Andy
B
A green thistle named Clyde
C
A white bull, rampant
D
A red, green and blue Scottish terrier named Jock
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