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General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 5 May 2022

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Q1. Someone described as a niggard is what?

A
A racist
B
Stingy or ungenerous
C
Pedantic
D
A canal boatman
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Q2. In 2006, which country announced that it was withdrawing from test match cricket for 12 months?

A
Australia
B
Pakistan
C
UK
D
Zimbabwe
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Q3. In which city was the Reichstag burnt down in 1933?

A
Ankara
B
Amsterdam
C
Berlin
D
Moscow
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Q4. At the start of "Scream 2", what was the name of the film that was shown about the "Woodsboro Murders"?

A
Penetrate
B
Plunge
C
Stab
D
Insert
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Q5. Where does the water which goes over the narrow, tumbling Murchison Falls, also known as Kabalega Falls, flow from?

A
Lake Albert
B
Lake Kyoga, Uganda
C
Lake Victoria
D
Lake Tanganyika
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Q6. What is the common name for encephalitis lethargica?

A
Laziness
B
Boredom
C
Sleepy sickness
D
Breakfast in bed
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Q7. What was the first name of the opera composer Verdi?

A
Rudolpho
B
Giacomo
C
Giuseppe
D
Enrico
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