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General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 17 June 2022

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Q1. What is ice shinny?

A
Cracking as the ice thins
B
A cocktail mixing style
C
Informal ice hockey, or pond hockey
D
Burns from contact with something extremely cold
Select from the options above.

Q2. Where are the ports of Buenaventura, Tumaco, Santa Marta, Cartagena and Barranquilla?

A
Brazil
B
Mexico
C
Venezuela
D
Colombia
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Q3. What is a heterodyne?

A
A radiotelegraph signal
B
A signal frequency created by combining or mixing two other frequencies
C
An oscillator
D
A beep
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Q4. An aegrotat is given, in certain circumstances, to whom?

A
A sufferer from malaria
B
A dressage competitor
C
A scholar
D
A boxing referee
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Q5. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) installed as First Consul in France by 1800 and crowned Emperor of France 1804, was born where?

A
Cagliari, Sardinia
B
Ajaccio, Corsica
C
Turin, Italy
D
Marseilles, France
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Q6. The subscription BBC series "BBC Select" (1992-95) ran during the overnight hours, when the BBC at the time was usually shut down, for what audience?

A
Researchers in social and/or military trends
B
University courses
C
Various working professionals
D
Musicians
Select from the options above.

Q7. In Greek mythology, who was the wife of Zeus, and known as the "Queen of the Gods"?

A
Penelope
B
Helen
C
Hera
D
Amorata
Select from the options above.
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