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General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 24 April 2024

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Q1. Which of these is the furthest east of Rome?

A
Black Sea
B
Caspian Sea
C
Mediterranean Sea
D
Aegean Sea
Select from the options above.

Q2. What is the city, founded in the 8th century AD and for more than 400 years a significant cultural, commercial, and intellectual centre for the Islamic world until it was destroyed by the Mongols in 1258?

A
Isfahan, Iran
B
Mosul, Iraq
C
Baghdad, Iraq
D
Aleppo, Syria
Select from the options above.

Q3. Horace Smith & D.B. Wesson formed a partnership in 1852 to manufacture what?

A
A firearm that can fire a fully self-contained cartridge
B
Flushing toilets
C
Carpet cleaners
D
Buttons
Select from the options above.

Q4. Jock Paget, a New Zealand equestrian international competitor, was not able to compete from October 2013 to August 2014; what was the reason?

A
He had to train a new horse after his current mount died
B
He was seriously injured in a fall
C
He was accused and subsequently cleared of using a horse with a banned substance in its system
D
He took time out to star in a TV series
Select from the options above.

Q5. Why are many of the river bridges in Milwaukee, USA, built at an angle?

A
It was a fashion at the time they were built
B
Liberal German refugees who peopled the early city wanted contrast with the grid street pattern
C
The confluence of so many rivers meant only variably stable banks for bridge foundations
D
Early rivalries made sure streets reaching either side of a river did not line up
Select from the options above.

Q6. What character did Sharon Stone play in the 1992 film "Basic Instinct"?

A
Rosemary
B
Margaret
C
Catherine
D
Elizabeth
Select from the options above.

Q7. What dye used in cooking for crimson tints is made from the body of a female insect inhabiting Peru and Mexico?

A
Chickory
B
Liquorice
C
Vanilla
D
Cochineal
Select from the options above.
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