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General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 21 April 2023

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Q1. What language does the word "orienteering" come from?

A
American English
B
Swedish
C
Indian
D
Danish
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Q2. If you went directly south from France, which sea would you meet first?

A
Caspian
B
Mediterranean
C
Aegean
D
Tasman
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Q3. Who played the title role in the 1998 film "Blade"?

A
Laurence Fishburne
B
Wesley Snipes
C
Samuel L Jackson
D
Will Smith
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Q4. The Colorado beetle destroys what kind of crop?

A
Wheat
B
Potato
C
Coffee
D
Grapes
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Q5. By what name were followers of the Communist Party of Kampuchea better known?

A
Red Khmer
B
Vietnam People's Army
C
Khmer Rouge
D
Viet Minh
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Q6. In 1994 the Globe Theatre on London's Shaftesbury Avenue was renamed after which actor?

A
Terence Rigby
B
Ralph Richardson
C
Laurence Olivier
D
John Gielgud
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Q7. Why was the Olympic flag raised upside down at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia?

A
To represent the first untethered space walk, made the previous day
B
Sabotage by anti-communist protesters
C
Respect for Michael Jackson who was severely burned earlier in the year
D
Mistake
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