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General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 9 December 2022

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Q1. Which of these does the vagus nerve affect in the human body?

A
Urination
B
Joints
C
Perspiration
D
Digestion
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Q2. Of the 4 countries who competed in the Ist World Championship organised by the World Archery Foundation in 1931, the gold medals for both men and women went to Poland; in 2021, of the 55 countries then competing where did the gold medals go?

Note: This question was updated in September 2023
A
South Korea (Recurve) and, respectively Austria and Colombia (Compound)
B
Poland (both Recurve and Compound)
C
USA (Recurve) and France (Compound)
D
Sweden (Recurve) and Czech Republic (Compound)
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Q3. Leif Ericson, a Norse explorer regarded as the first European to land in North America before Christopher Columbus, established a settlement at Vinland, which has been tentatively identified as being where?

A
New York
B
Newfoundland
C
Rhode Island
D
Mexico
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Q4. Which Mediterranean island is divided politically by the Attila Line?

A
Sicily
B
Crete
C
Corsica
D
Cyprus
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Q5. In 1983, Mandy Smith, when aged 13, began dating which 47 year old?

A
Bill Wyman, then bassist for the Rolling Stones
B
Brian Epstein, manager of The Beatles
C
Henry Fonda, US actor
D
Harold Pinter, playwright and Nobel prize winner
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Q6. What is the common nickname for a steam-powered winch, widely used in logging, mining and maritime industries?

A
Horse engine
B
Mule engine
C
Donkey engine
D
Bullock engine
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Q7. Irving Berlin's 1911 hit, "Alexander's Ragtime Band", was a narrative sequel to what composition?

A
Ocean Roll
B
Alexander and His Clarinet
C
He's A Rag Picker
D
Alexander's Bag-Pipe Band
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