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General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 25 April 2024

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Q1. Which film, directed by Howard Hawks and starring John Wayne and Montgomery Clift, was about a cattle drive to Abilene, Kansas?

A
The Big Sleep
B
Stage Coach
C
The Ox-bow Incident
D
Red River
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Q2. Crimea, over which multiple wars have been fought, was annexed from Ukraine in 2014 by which country?

A
Russia
B
Poland
C
Slovakia
D
Belarus
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Q3. Racing on ordinary roads from town to town was banned in France from 1903 when a number of people, spectators and drivers (including Marcel Renault) were killed during a race between which two cities?

A
Paris and Madrid
B
Peking and Paris
C
Liege and Rome
D
Rome and Paris
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Q4. What word is derived from the Spanish word for "chestnut"?

A
Castanet
B
Marimba
C
Mariachi
D
Valencia
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Q5. Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst (1729-1796) was better known under what name?

A
Maria Theresa, Holy Roman Empress
B
Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia
C
Eleanor of Aquitaine
D
Marie Antoinette, Queen of France
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Q6. A swallowtail is a type of what?

A
Butterfly
B
Deer
C
Beetle
D
Reptile
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Q7. How many members are there in the US lower house, the House of Representatives?

A
435
B
192
C
69
D
622
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