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General Knowledge Quiz for Tuesday, 7 April 2015

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Q1. A hypodermic needle is called that because of its capacity to do what?

A
Be extra sharp
B
Enter a muscle, vein or artery
C
Transfer the contents of its syringe to a living organism
D
Penetrate to under the skin
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Q2. In which city did Rosa Parks refuse to obey a bus driver's order to give up her seat for a white passenger on December 1, 1955, becoming an important symbol of the modern Civil Rights Movement?

A
Birmingham, Alabama
B
Montgomery, Alabama
C
New Orleans, Louisiana
D
Memphis, Tennessee
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Q3. What would one expect to find if there are homonyms?

Note: This question was updated in July 2024
A
Different proverbs all meaning the same
B
Words sounding like the sound they describe
C
Words spelt and/or sounding the same but with different meanings
D
Male nymphs
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Q4. Griffin was the main character in which book by H G Wells?

A
The First Men in the Moon
B
The Time Machine
C
War of the Worlds
D
The Invisible Man
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Q5. In 1968 the first Legoland was established where?

A
Ballard, Seattle
B
Belland, Canada
C
Bullock, Alabama
D
Billund, Denmark
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Q6. King James VI of Scotland was also King James I of where?

A
Aquitaine
B
Sweden
C
Calais
D
England
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Q7. What was the mascot for the XX Commonwealth Games 2014?

A
A tartan unicorn named Andy
B
A green thistle named Clyde
C
A white bull, rampant
D
A red, green and blue Scottish terrier named Jock
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