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General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 23 August 2023

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Q1. What is the word for the act of murdering of one's father?

A
Parricide
B
Matricide
C
Patricide
D
Patrilineage
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Q2. What was the setting for the novel "Anne of Green Gables" by Lucy Maud Montgomery?

A
Isle of Wight
B
Prince Edward Island
C
Manhattan Island
D
Isle of Man
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Q3. What is widely considered to be the commercial capital of India?

A
Delhi
B
Kolkata
C
Ghennai
D
Mumbai
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Q4. The popular character Doraemon figures in the fiction of which country?

A
Greece
B
Japan
C
Wales
D
Egypt
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Q5. The government in the UK 1935 to 1945, leading up to the partition of India in 1947, and from 1951 afterwards was Conservative; what was the UK government which saw the partition into effect and who led it?

A
Anthony Eden, Conservative
B
Neville Chamberlain, Conservative
C
Winston Churchill, Conservative
D
Clement Attlee, Labour
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Q6. What is the function of the small pieces of composite or plastic used in tennis racquets called string savers?

A
To dampen the movement of a string against its cross string
B
To strengthen the strings
C
To reduce wear where a string is attached to the frame
D
To provide extra resilience
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Q7. What is the chemical symbol for copper?

A
C
B
Cu
C
Cr
D
Co
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