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General Knowledge Quiz for Monday, 12 July 2021

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Q1. Where is the Suakin Trough?

A
The Red Sea
B
The Danakil Depression
C
The Pacific Ocean
D
The Mediterranean Sea
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Q2. In which country, in June 2010, were there clashes between the two main ethnic groups, the Uzbeks and Kyrgyz, a state of emergency declared and troops deployed, inciting fears that the country could be heading towards a civil war?

A
Uzbekistan
B
Kyrgyzstan
C
Tajikistan
D
Turkmenistan
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Q3. The musical term "scherzo" takes its name from the Italian word for what?

A
Joke
B
Bicycle
C
Short dress
D
Male puppy
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Q4. What is the name for the pieces of wood that sit on top of cricket wickets?

A
Floats
B
Buckets
C
Sinkers
D
Bails
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Q5. Red sea plume or limu kohu (asparagopsis taxiformis) is a species of seaweed being investigated for what?

A
A role in coral regeneration
B
A beef substitute
C
Reducing methane in sheep and cattle burps
D
A role in cosmetics
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Q6. In "The Terminator", a 1984 film directed and co-written by James Cameron, Arnold Schwarzenegger had the famous line: "I'll be ... " what?

A
In the bar
B
In the attic
C
Home for dinner
D
Back
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Q7. Which of these is an Italian film-maker who has an airport named after him?

A
Federico Fellini
B
Sergio Leone
C
Carlo Ponti
D
Franco Zeffirelli
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