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General Knowledge Quiz for Tuesday, 14 February 2012

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Q1. Who worked at Betchley Park in World War II as one of the Enigma codebreakers and became known as "the father of modern computer science"?

A
Alan Turing
B
Charles Babbage
C
Ada Lovelace
D
Blaise Pascal
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Q2. How many adjectives are there in the sentence "Jack ran down the path."?

A
None
B
1
C
2
D
3
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Q3. The 38th episode of what series is infamous for using visual effects that, when transmitted in December 1997, caused seizures in 685 viewers so severe that they were taken to hospital?

A
Red Dwarf
B
Power Rangers
C
Stargate SG-1
D
Pokémon
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Q4. The CN Tower is in which Canadian city?

A
Quebec
B
Toronto
C
Vancouver
D
Edmonton
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Q5. Lactose is found in which of these?

A
Orange juice
B
Milk
C
Whisky
D
Lace edgings
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Q6. What was agreed by the Treaty of Northampton in 1328?

Note: This question was updated in February 2024
A
The power of the British parliament, as the Magna Carta was implemented
B
Scotland was recognised as an independent kingdom
C
The precise location of the Welsh border
D
Religious freedom for Druids
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Q7. In snooker, what coloured ball scores 6 points?

A
Brown
B
White
C
Blue
D
Pink
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