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General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 29 November 2012

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Q1. What region lies mainly in the Dinaric Alps, ranging to the southern borders of the Pannonian plain, with the rivers Sava and Drina marking its northern and eastern borders?

A
Nepal
B
Bosnia
C
Uzbekistan
D
Tanzania
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Q2. Pi squared is closest to which of these numbers?

A
10
B
9
C
11
D
7
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Q3. The word plagiarism comes from the Latin word meaning what?

A
Eating
B
Murdering
C
Stealing
D
Kidnapping
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Q4. What is the literal translation of the Russian word "Kremlin"?

A
Crocodilian
B
Cream factory
C
Sports car
D
Fortress
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Q5. What was the subtitle of the 1904 play "Peter Pan" by J M Barrie?

A
The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up
B
The Legend of the Lost Boys
C
Hook
D
Tinkerbell Pulls it Off
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Q6. Before 2012 when was the most recent time the Summer Olympics were held in London, UK?

A
1960
B
1908
C
1944
D
1948
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Q7. Which playwright wrote the plays that won the Tony Award for Best Play in 1963 & 2002 and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1967, 1975 & 1994, and gained nominations for Tony Award for Best Play in 1964, 1965, 1967 & 1975, Tony Award for Best Author of a Play in 1965, the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2001 & 2003 and a Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play in 2005?

A
Alan Bennett
B
Michael Frayn
C
Doug Wright
D
Edward Albee
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