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General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 20 January 2023

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Q1. When and where was the inaugural Football World Cup held?

A
1927, Amsterdam
B
1924, Paris
C
1930, Uruguay
D
1934, Italy
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Q2. In economic terms what does seigniorage mean?

A
Feudal hierarchy in governance of an economy
B
First rights to draw on a company's income
C
A government's Income from making its country's currency
D
Sole control of an economy
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Q3. What are the first words of the 1851 song by Stephen Foster called "Old Folks at Home"?

A
So you think you've lost your love
B
Keep right on to the end of the road
C
Are you really goin' out with him?
D
Way down upon the Swannee River
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Q4. G. H. Armauer Hansen discovered the cause of what disease in 1873?

A
Schizophrenia
B
Arthritis
C
Leprosy
D
Tuberculosis
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Q5. Who directed the 2005 film "Munich"?

A
Terrence Malick
B
James Cameron
C
Steven Spielberg
D
Spike Lee
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Q6. In which area in Egypt was the tomb of Tutankhamun discovered?

A
The Valley of the Kings in ancient Thebes
B
The Great Pyramid, Giza
C
The Pyramid of Mendaure
D
The Plain of Tombs, Saqqarah
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Q7. Who succeeded Joseph Smith, founder of the Mormon Church, after he was shot and killed on 27 June 1844?

A
Tom Cruise
B
Brigham Young
C
Mark Simpson
D
Billy Graham
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