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General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 22 September 2012

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Q1. Which of the following films was NOT based on a book by Ian Fleming?

Note: This question was updated in January 2021
A
Moonraker
B
Licence to Kill
C
You Only Live Twice
D
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
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Q2. What is the name of Janet Jackson's (deceased) superstar brother?

A
Michael
B
Pollock
C
Stonewall
D
Browne
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Q3. What phrase means "let the buyer beware"?

A
Caveat emptor
B
Ipso facto
C
In excelsis
D
In medias res
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Q4. What number is the factorial of 4?

A
120
B
12
C
8
D
24
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Q5. King Umberto II ruled Italy for thirty-four days from 9 May 1946 to 12 June 1946. What caused his reign to end?

Note: This question was updated in February 2021
A
He died of natural causes ("old age"), 7 weeks after his father
B
He was assassinated by partisans on the way to Turin
C
A public referendum decided Italy should be a republic
D
He abdicated to marry an American divorcee
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Q6. What multi-user adventure game was developed from 1978 by Roy Trubshaw and Richard Bartle from 1980, students at Essex University in the UK, that revolved around gaining points till one achieved the wizard rank, giving the player immortality and certain powers over mortals?

Note: This question was updated in March 2024
A
Zork
B
MUD (Multi-User Dungeon)
C
Adventure
D
The Temple of Doom
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Q7. "The Gorbals" is an area in which city?

A
Swansea
B
Glasgow
C
Liverpool
D
Dublin
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