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General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 23 July 2025

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Q1. When British explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton led an expedition 1914-17, in the course of which his men spent time on Elephant Island, what was the aim of the expedition?

A
To reach the South Pole
B
To cross Antarctica from sea to sea via the South Pole
C
To climb Mount Erebus in Antarctica
D
To establish a new record for reaching farthest south (success was at latitude 88°S)
Select from the options above.

Q2. In what commercial field was "open source" first adopted?

A
Internet development
B
Car development and manufacture
C
Porcelain manufacture
D
Software development
Select from the options above.

Q3. Dushaunt “Fik-Shun” Stegall and MC Hammer are known in what field?

A
Hip hop dance
B
Percussion
C
Cross-dress contemporary dance
D
Tanztheater
Select from the options above.

Q4. The short-lived Copenhagen Wheel was developed at MIT's Senseable City Lab in 2009 in partnership with the city of Copenhagen to do what?

A
To measure ocean floors
B
To steer tractors automatically
C
Convert bicycles to ebikes
D
To boost pottery wheels evenly
Select from the options above.

Q5. During a 22-season career (1890-1911) one player established numerous records which lasted more than a century in what sport?

A
Swimming
B
Ping pong
C
Baseball
D
Golf
Select from the options above.

Q6. What does the term "above sea level" generally refer to?

A
Above the average of low and high tide levels
B
Above high tide mark
C
Above low tide mark
D
Above mean sea level
Select from the options above.

Q7. In the Pink Panther series of films, who is Clouseau's house boy, an expert in martial arts, who frequently unexpectedly attacks him?

A
Short Round
B
Cato Fong
C
Hop Sing
D
Charlie Chan
Select from the options above.
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