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General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 29 October 2020

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Q1. The head of state of Jersey and Guernsey, which are both Crown dependencies and not part of the United Kingdom, is the monarch of Great Britain. They rule there because they hold what title?

Note: This question was updated in September 2022
A
Viceroy
B
Duke or Duchess of Malfi
C
Defender of the Faith
D
Duke of Normandy
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Q2. Skeleton bobsled, or cresta or tobogganing, was an Olympic sport in the 1948 Games, but not again until when?

A
2002
B
1960
C
2014
D
1982
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Q3. What was Merlin's position at the court of King Arthur?

A
Hairdresser
B
Diesel mechanic
C
Air conditioning serviceman
D
Wizard
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Q4. Who was the first female prime minister of the Republic of India, who served for three consecutive terms from 1966 to 1977 and then from 1980 until her assassination in 1984?

A
LaRue Parker
B
Golda Meir
C
Ada Deer
D
Indira Gandhi
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Q5. What 2007 film is an over-the-top send-up of action movies, featuring a large amount of violence (including killing by carrots), starring Clive Owen, Monica Bellucci & Paul Giamatti?

A
Shoot 'Em Up
B
Go Hard
C
Ka-Blam!!
D
Fire Now!
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Q6. What letters of the modern basic Latin alphabet do not occur in the Turkish alphabet?

A
Q, W and X
B
S, T and W
C
N, Q and X
D
S, W and Z
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Q7. Which of these is an aid to hearing?

A
Microscope
B
Bathyscope
C
Kaleidoscope
D
Stethoscope
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