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General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 30 July 2014

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Q1. Cable News Network (CNN), the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, was founded by Ted Turner in what year?

A
1970
B
1980
C
1990
D
1960
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Q2. Who was the first person to refuse an Academy Award for Best Actor?

A
Peter Ustinov
B
Marlon Brando
C
George C. Scott
D
Daniel Day-Lewis
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Q3. What is the name for radiations of a wavelength shorter than, and immediately next to, the visible spectrum?

A
X Rays
B
Infrared
C
Gamma
D
Ultraviolet
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Q4. What replaced the Cyclops computer system, that helps to determine whether a serve is in or out, at the US Open in 2006 and the Wimbledon Championships in 2007?

A
Eye liner
B
Bulls eye
C
Hawk-Eye
D
Magic eye
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Q5. A traditional music ensemble from Indonesia, featuring instruments such as xylophones, gongs, bells, bamboo flutes, and strings is known as what?

A
Wayang
B
Gamelan
C
Kulintang
D
Tembang sunda
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Q6. Miners trapped underground in Chile in August 2010 received help and advice from which of these organisations?

A
UNESCO
B
NASA
C
FAO
D
UNICEF
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Q7. Which of these is a country on the continent of Africa?

A
Bulimia
B
Brasilia
C
Quadrophenia
D
Liberia
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