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General Knowledge Quiz for Tuesday, 22 November 2022

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Q1. "Peptic" refers to which activity of the human body?

A
Cardiovascular
B
Respiration
C
Circulation
D
Digestion
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Q2. What was the name of the line of fortification that ran across Italy during World War II from just north of where the Garigliano River flows into the Tyrrhenian Sea in the west, through the Apennine Mountains to the mouth of the Sangro River on the Adriatic coast in the east via Monte Cassino and Monte Cairo?

A
Gustav Line
B
Siegfried Line
C
Maginot Line
D
Mason-Dixon Line
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Q3. The word "ransack" comes from Old Norse and Old English words meaning "thoroughly to search the…" what?

A
House
B
Ship
C
Belongings
D
City
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Q4. Samarkand is an ancient city in what present-day country?

A
Uzbekistan
B
Turkmenistan
C
Mongolia
D
Iran
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Q5. Who identified and named alpha, beta and gamma radiation?

A
Albert Einstein
B
Ernest Rutherford
C
Max Planck
D
Marie Curie
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Q6. What was Beethoven's last symphony?

A
5th
B
15th
C
6th
D
9th
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Q7. Who was the capacity crowd's sustained loud applause for, when Croatian-Australian Ajla Tomljanović won in the third round of the Women's Singles of the 2022 US Open?

A
Her opponent
B
Her
C
A capering dog on the court
D
Officials' decision finally to close the retractable roof over the stadium
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