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General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 24 June 2023

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Q1. Which of these is a type of crane?

A
Graham
B
Rodger
C
Roderick
D
Derrick
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Q2. Which of these bands was the last to have a number 1 single in the UK?

A
Monkees
B
Mud
C
Madness
D
Manic Street Preachers
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Q3. The plot of which play by William Shakespeare, whereby the King of Sicilia becomes convinced that his wife and his childhood friend have committed adultery and are bearing a child, was taken from Robert Greene's "Pandosto" (1588), but given a happy ending?

A
Troilus and Cressida
B
Love's Labour's Lost
C
The Winter's Tale
D
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
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Q4. What bridge across the River Thames in London is 800 feet (244 m) long with two towers each 213 feet (65 m) high built on piers, with a central span of 200 feet (61 m) between the towers split into two equal bascules or leaves, which can be raised to an angle of 83 degrees to allow river traffic to pass?

A
Westminster Bridge
B
Tower Bridge
C
London Bridge
D
Millennium Bridge
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Q5. Where was Geoff Ogilvie, the 2006 US Open golf tournament winner, born?

A
New Zealand
B
Canada
C
South Africa
D
Australia
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Q6. What are "crepuscular animals"?

A
Ones who walk on their hind legs
B
Ugly ones
C
Ones who are mainly active at dawn and dusk
D
Vegetarian
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Q7. Until 1918 the name "Azerbaijan" referred to a state in which present day country?

A
Syria
B
Afghanistan
C
Iran
D
India
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