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General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 17 January 2025

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Q1. Which is a distinguishing characteristic of true fungi?

A
Their surface cells contain cholesterol
B
They are eukaryotes
C
Their cell walls are constructed from cellulose
D
They excrete digestive enzymes and absorb externally digested nutrients
Select from the options above.

Q2. What military strategy involves destroying anything that might be useful to the enemy while passing through an area, first used by the Scythians against King Darius the Great of Persia around 500 BCE, and known for its use by both sides when Germany attacked and then retreated from the USSR in World War II?

A
Boiled water
B
Burnt ground
C
Scorched earth
D
Fired land
Select from the options above.

Q3. Why was Australian triple jumper Ian Campbell controversially declared to have fouled during a jump in the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics which would have won him the gold medal?

A
Causing disturbance to opposing athletes
B
For scraping his foot against the ground
C
Making an obscene bras d'honneur gesture to the second placed in the event
D
For stamping
Select from the options above.

Q4. One of the tools developed and launched in 2014 as a brand for Sweden is ...?

A
An Ikea logo
B
An image of lingonberries
C
Sweden Sans
D
A new flag
Select from the options above.

Q5. Who wrote the book on which the 1973 film "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" was based?

A
Elizabeth Goudge
B
Richard Bach
C
Ernest Hemingway
D
June Jordan
Select from the options above.

Q6. The Rhine, the Mississippi and the Amazon are all what type of geographical feature?

A
Canals
B
Mountains
C
Oceans
D
Rivers
Select from the options above.

Q7. What Hindi song composed by A. R. Rahman & Gulzar won an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2008 and a Grammy Award for Best Song for a Motion Picture in 2010?

A
O…Saya
B
Jai Ho
C
Rehna Tu
D
Do Pal
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