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General Knowledge Quiz for Monday, 18 September 2023

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Q1. What is a disease of the bone, estimated to affect 2-3 million across Tibet, north-eastern to south-western China, South Siberia, and Korea?

A
Kienbock's disease
B
Keshan disease
C
Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease
D
Kashin-Beck disease
Select from the options above.

Q2. What name was given to teenage boys who wore drainpipe trousers and liked rock and roll in 1950s Britain?

A
Kitty boys
B
Bunny boys
C
Puppy boys
D
Teddy boys
Select from the options above.

Q3. Which 1998 film, directed by Peter Weir and starring Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, Ed Harris, Noah Emmerich and Natascha McElhone, depicts a man discovering that his day to day life is actually a television show?

A
The Truman Show
B
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
C
There's Something About Mary
D
Meet Joe Black
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Q4. Which of these is true of the Republic of Uzbekistan?

A
It has never been part of the Russian Empire or its successor, the USSR
B
Its predominant religion is Buddhist
C
It is double-landlocked
D
90% of the country is below sea level
Select from the options above.

Q5. What does the "T" stand for in the boxing expression "TKO"?

A
Technical
B
Timed
C
Total
D
Terminal
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Q6. By 1929 actions of the Austrian Schober government, together with the simultaneous Wall Street Crash brought down the then largest and allegedly best-financed Austrian credit institution two years later and resulted in a global financial crisis and ultimately the bank failures of the Great Depression. What were the actions or cause?

A
Nationalising the bank, drastically revaluing the currency
B
Hyperinflation, requiring the bank to take on weaker failing banks together with its own bad loans
C
Over-abrupt anti inflation measures, offending Austria's main creditor the League of Nations
D
Raiding its gold reserve and capping interest rates at half the then current rate
Select from the options above.

Q7. Which American produces consumer guides that influence buyer patterns on wine world-wide?

A
Kenneth Starr
B
Bill Bryson
C
Tom Wolfe
D
Robert Parker
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