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General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 11 December 2015

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Q1. The capital of the USA is named after which US president?

A
Bill Clinton
B
George Bush
C
Thomas Jefferson
D
George Washington
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Q2. According to the legend, Peeping Tom was looking at whom?

A
Princess Diana
B
Queen Victoria
C
Lady Godiva
D
Queen Guinevere
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Q3. Calista Flockhart became engaged to whom in February 2009?

A
Harrison Ford
B
Brad Pitt
C
Clint Eastwood
D
Sean Connery
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Q4. Which 1967 film, directed by Stuart Rosenberg starring Paul Newman and George Kennedy, was about the fate of a man sent to prison for vandalising parking meters?

A
The Hustler
B
Bird Man Of Alcatraz
C
I Am A Fugitive From A Chain Gang
D
Cool Hand Luke
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Q5. What country co-hosted the Euro 2008 soccer competition with Switzerland?

A
Italy
B
Germany
C
Austria
D
France
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Q6. What part did Josiah Wedgwood, of the famous English pottery, play in the publication of Charles Darwin's The Origin of the Species?

A
His daughter Susannah was Charles Darwin's mother
B
His pottery was used to hold Darwin's specimens for study
C
He sponsored Darwin's voyage to the Galapagos Islands
D
He owned the publication house which printed the work
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Q7. The large wrinkled leaves of which plant provide digitalin, used in the treatment of heart conditions?

A
Foxglove
B
Aspidistra
C
Nikau palm
D
Gladioli
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