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General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 21 June 2023

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Q1. How much time does light from the sun take to reach Earth?

A
About 8 minutes 19 seconds
B
Just over an hour
C
About 8 seconds
D
About 40 minutes
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Q2. According to Tennyson in "The Passing of Arthur", which knight stayed with the dying King Arthur to the end and threw the sword Excalibur into the lake?

A
Bedivere
B
Lancelot
C
Kay
D
Gawain
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Q3. What was the favourite food of Jiggs, one of the lead characters in the comic strip "Bringing Up Father" that was created by George McManus and ran from January 1913 to May 2000?

A
Corned beef and cabbage
B
Lasagne
C
Toad in the Hole
D
Angels on Horseback
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Q4. Haile Selassie was ruler of which of these countries?

A
Tunisia
B
Ethiopia
C
Ghana
D
Uganda
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Q5. A YouTube mobile phone video showing giggles spreading contagiously among people on a crowded train, from just one person to the whole carriage, was filmed where?

A
China
B
Russia
C
Germany
D
UK
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Q6. Which of these has an Atlantic coastline?

A
Mozambique
B
eSwatini
C
South Africa
D
Lesotho
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Q7. In the darts game "21", how many throws are permitted in order to get to the score of 21?

A
3
B
8
C
5
D
10
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