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General Knowledge Quiz for Sunday, 23 November 2014

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Q1. What was the title of Gracie Field's autobiography?

A
Old Man River
B
Sing as we go
C
The White Cliffs of Dover
D
What an Aspidistra!
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Q2. Commercial extraction is being explored of an important large-scale source of natural gas, called what ?

A
Fire ice
B
Butane hydrate
C
Methanesulfonic acid
D
Methanogens
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Q3. The Australian capital, Canberra, is in "ACT". What does "ACT" stand for?

A
Awful Cynical Town
B
Australian Capital Territory
C
Antipodean Central Township
D
Agrarian County, Townsville
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Q4. Which of these puzzles was the most recently invented?

A
Kendoku
B
Cryptic crossword
C
Sudoku
D
Rubik's Cube
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Q5. For which of these would duck cloth most likely be used?

A
Lining a duck's nest
B
Making sheets for a baby's cot
C
Blowing one's nose
D
Painting on
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Q6. Following the Battle of Borodino, fire raged for four days, destroying an estimated three-quarters of which city?

A
Chicago
B
London
C
Moscow
D
Berlin
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Q7. When was the Chinese New Year, and the Spring Festival, for 2015 as dated in the western Gregorian Calendar?

Note: This question was updated in January 2024
A
1 January
B
19 February
C
23 January
D
31 January
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