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General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 9 April 2020

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Q1. After Egypt nationalised the British- and French-controlled Suez Canal in 1956, the tri-partite military forces which then fought in what became known as the Suez Crisis included those of which country or countries?

A
Turkey and Greece
B
US and USSR
C
UK and France
D
Iraq and Sudan
Select from the options above.

Q2. Where is the classic French dish, bouillabaisse, said to originate?

A
Poitou-Charentes
B
Nice, Alpes-Maritimes
C
Marseilles, Provence
D
Brittany
Select from the options above.

Q3. When the Paralympic movement formed an international committee, ICC, in 1982 to co-ordinate their Games it was formed from the body originating in the original Stoke Mandeville Games and international bodies representing athletes with what handicap?

A
Deafness, cerebral palsy, impaired eyesight, amputation, using a wheelchair, intellectual disability
B
Deafness, cerebral palsy, impaired eyesight, amputation, using a wheelchair
C
Cerebral palsy, impaired eyesight, amputation, using a wheelchair
D
Cerebral palsy, impaired eyesight, amputation, using a wheelchair, intellectual disability
Select from the options above.

Q4. The British Film "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind", directed by British-Nigerian actor Chiwetel Ejiofor in his debut as a director and released by Netflix in 2019, is set where?

A
Scotland
B
Nigeria
C
Malawi
D
The Isle of Man
Select from the options above.

Q5. In the 8th century world map created by Spanish theologian and monk, Beatus of Liebana, how is the Earth shown?

A
As one of 8 planets
B
As three areas, Europe encircled by Africa and Asia
C
As four areas, Europe and Africa above Asia and "the unknown"
D
As three areas, upper half Asia, lower half divided between Africa and Europe
Select from the options above.

Q6. Who was an 8 year old English girl murdered on 24 August 1867 by solicitor's clerk Frederick Baker in Alton, Hampshire: the body was found in a hop field, her head and legs severed, her eyes put out, her torso emptied and her organs scattered?

A
Fanny Adams
B
Amanda Dowler
C
Danielle Jones
D
Hannah Williams
Select from the options above.

Q7. What transparent, biconvex structure changes shape to change the focal distance of the eye so that it can focus on objects at different distances?

A
Iris
B
Cornea
C
Lens
D
Retina
Select from the options above.
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