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General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 19 July 2014

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Q1. In the music industry, what does an A & R man do?

A
Looks after accommodation and refreshments
B
Looks after amplifiers, road managers and technical crew
C
Monitors levels of affect and response in the audience
D
Looks after artists and repertoire
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Q2. Which of these is an Italian town or city on the coast?

A
Barcelona
B
Nice
C
Naples
D
Athens
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Q3. The character names Purdey and Ducky are indirectly linked by which UK TV scifi series?

A
The Andromeda Strain
B
The Prisoner
C
Sapphire and Steel
D
Thunderbirds
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Q4. According to Greek legend, who was the muse of Music?

A
Calliope
B
Clio
C
Euterpe
D
Urania
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Q5. What is the name for the measurement and description of navigable waters necessary for safe navigation of vessels?

A
Mal de mer
B
Oceanography
C
Bathygraphy
D
Hydrography
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Q6. Which of these venues is only open to women competitors in the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing, held in Hawai?

A
Banzai Pipeline (Billabong Pipeline Masters)
B
Haleiwa Ali'i Beach Park (Reef Hawaiian Pro)
C
Sunset Beach (O'Neill World Cup of Surfing & Roxy Pro)
D
Honolua Bay, Maui (Billabong Pro Maui)
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Q7. The basic sound and a few words of the Klingon language as spoken by the fictional Klingons in the Star Trek universe, was devised by which actor for "Star Trek: The Motion Picture"?

A
DeForest Kelley (Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy)
B
James Doohan (Montgomery "Scotty" Scott)
C
Walter Koenig (Pavel Chekov)
D
Nichelle Nichols (Uhura)
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