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General Knowledge Quiz for Monday, 19 May 2025

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Q1. Why was the colour pink, instead of the traditional red, officially adopted for the cricket balls used for the inaugural day-night test in Australia in 2015?

A
The pink balls were designed to keep their colour longer and to show up better under lights
B
They had a better swing
C
The manufacturers of the pink ball gave large sponsorship to the ICC
D
The traditional red dye was unavailable
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Q2. A small sandbar island emerged in the Bay of Bengal in the aftermath of the Bhola cyclone in 1970, but in 2010 it was discovered it had been completely submerged by rising water levels. Which 2 countries had claimed sovereignty?

A
Myanmar & India
B
India & Sri Lanka
C
Thailand & Sri Lanka
D
India and Bangladesh
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Q3. Who, in the 16th century, published "De revolutionibus orbium coelestium", the theory that underlies our current understanding of the relationship of the earth to the sun and the planets?

A
Isaac Newton
B
Galileo Galilei
C
Ptolemy of Alexandria
D
Nicolaus Copernicus
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Q4. In Scotland, porridge is traditionally made with what?

A
Oats
B
Barley
C
Wheat
D
Rice
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Q5. With what area are the Beaker people, or the Beaker Culture, most associated?

A
Eastern Mongolia
B
Northwestern and central Europe
C
Central and South America
D
Japan
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Q6. What is the name of the model for the formation and evolution of the solar system first developed in the 18th century by Emanuel Swedenborg, Immanuel Kant, and Pierre-Simon Laplace?

A
Gravitational collapse exposition
B
Nebular hypothesis
C
Giant molecular cloud theory
D
Big bang theory
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Q7. What film concerns the life story of the knowledgeable 18 year old Jamal Malik, a former street child from the Juhu slums in Mumbai?

A
A Star is Born
B
The Jewel in the Crown
C
Slumdog Millionaire
D
Never Say Never Again
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