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General Knowledge Quiz for Sunday, 14 June 2015

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Q1. Alice Keppel, mistress of Edward VII of England, is the great grandmother of which of these people?

Note: This question was updated in May 2024
A
Opera singer Kiri Te Kanawa
B
Actress, Maggie Smith
C
Sarah Ferguson
D
Camilla, Queen of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth realms
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Q2. Making a U-turn results in a change of direction of how many degrees?

A
180
B
360
C
90
D
270
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Q3. Kingston is the capital of which country?

A
Japan
B
Jordan
C
Jamaica
D
Jakarta
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Q4. What word refers to a measure used in Scotland for liquids, chiefly beer, equalling 9 gallons?

A
Jerkin
B
Merkin
C
Lurkin'
D
Firkin
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Q5. Which of these is a book that was the subject of a British obscenity trial in 1960?

A
Lady Chatterley's Lover
B
Deep Throat
C
Last Tango In Paris
D
A Clockwork Orange
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Q6. In Britain, rationing ended, the London gold market reopened, Roger Bannister was first to run a mile in under 4 minutes, and the Queen returned from a tour of the Commonwealth in which year?

A
1946
B
1950
C
1958
D
1954
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Q7. When was the Melbourne Cup first officially raced?

A
1919
B
1901
C
1840
D
1861
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