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General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 9 February 2017

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Q1. Who presents the UK TV natural history series "Life Story" (2014)?

A
Kate Humble
B
Different presenters for each episode, including Alan Titchmarsh
C
David Attenborough
D
Bernard Hill
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Q2. What is the usual colour of gondolas in Venice?

A
Green
B
Multi-coloured
C
White with black trimmings
D
Black
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Q3. Where in London would you find an aluminium statue that is a memorial to the 7th Earl of Shaftesbury?

Note: This question was updated in April 2022
A
Hyde Park
B
Trafalgar Square
C
Marble Arch
D
Piccadilly Circus
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Q4. Which Irishman wrote the novels "Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man", "Ulysses" and "Finnegan's Wake"?

A
Oscar Wilde
B
Samuel Beckett
C
James Joyce
D
George Bernard Shaw
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Q5. What is the next in this series: Rome, Tokyo, Mexico City … ?

A
Moscow
B
Munich
C
Montreal
D
Innsbruck
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Q6. What is the average of 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9 and 25?

A
8
B
6
C
25
D
1
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Q7. What is a main impetus for millions of refugees emigrating to countries round the Middle East and Europe, or being displaced internally, since the beginning of 2011?

A
Climate change
B
The Syrian Civil War
C
An unusually large majority of young people in the populations
D
A series of comets was held to prophesy upheaval
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