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General Knowledge Quiz

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6. Manacle (7) 7. Rustic (5) 9. Spar (3) 10. Useless (9) 12. Quibble (11) 15. Attachment (11) 17. Depravity (9) 19. Weep (3) 21. Oar (5) 22. Decorate (7)

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1 In which African country is Treetops Hotel in Aberdare National Park?

A Zimbabwe

B Nigeria

C Kenya

2 Who stars as historian Benjamin Franklin Gates in 2004 action film National Treasure?

A Iain Glen

B Nicolas Cage

C Harrison Ford

3 Which of the four main compass points is not one of the three ridings of the ancient county of Yorkshire?

A East

B South

C West

1. Hurl (5)

2. Deed (3)

3. Vale (4)

4. Distrust (9)

5. Aptitude (7)

8. Clandestin­e (6)

11. Irascible (9) 4 Which band were formed in

13. Masked (6) 1981 by Tina Weymouth and Chris

14. Crime (7) Frantz of the group Talking Heads?

16. Reliance (5)

A Thompson Twins

18. Cajole (4)

B Tik and Tok

20. Writing fluid (3)

C Tom Tom Club

Drake

See Question 10.

5 Which 1971 Walt Disney film features the song Eglantine?

A Bedknobs and Broomstick­s

B Pete’s Dragon

C Robin Hood 6 In which state of Australia is the

Botany Bay National Park?

A Northern Territory

B Western Australia

C New South Wales 7 How many valves does a modern trumpet have?

A Two

B Four

C Three

8 Which short-lived BBC puppet show of the 1960s was based on radio comedy series The Goon Show?

A Knock Down Colonel B Telegoons

C Eccles Time

9 Which English golfer won the Order of Merit, a forerunner of the Race to Dubai, four years in succession from 1971-74?

A Nick Faldo

B Peter Oosterhuis

C Tony Jacklin

10 What is the title of the seventh and latest studio album from Canadian rapper and singer Drake?

A No, I’m Fine With That B Honestly, Nevermind

C Forget About It

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