FPSC General Knowledge 10000 Question/answers Page 12
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Quiz 6
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51
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Who sold the most albums on a single day
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Elvis 20 million day
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after death
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52
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What was the last item shown on British TV before
WW2
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Mickey Mouse
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53
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What countries people had the longest life
expectation
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Iceland
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54
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Who said "I like Beethoven especially the
poems"
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Ringo Starr
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55
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What does the entire economy of the island of
Nauru depend on
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Bird shit - Guano
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fertiliser
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56
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John Glen first USA to orbit earth was in which
service
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US Marine Corps
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57
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Oedipus was named after what - literal
translation
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Swollen feet
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58
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What fish can hold objects in its tail
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Sea Horse
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59
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Who is the most filmed comic strip character
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Zorro
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60
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Whose version of A View to a Kill reached 1 in
USA 2 in UK
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Duran Duran
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61
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Which country grows the most potatoes
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Russia
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62
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What does a drosomoter measure
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Dew
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63
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Which English Kings armour has the biggest
codpiece
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Henry 8
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64
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Which country was the first to abolish capitol
punishment 1826
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Russia Czar Nicholas
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- Siberia instead
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65
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In law what is a co-parcener
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Joint Heir
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66
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Which pop group had a hit with Silence is Golden
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Tremaloes
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67
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Greek mathematician cylinder enclosed sphere
carved on grave
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Archimedes
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68
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What does a psephologist study
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Voting - Elections
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69
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Where would you
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find line of Mars - Girdle of Venus
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Palm - lines in
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Palmistry
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70
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British call this bird species tits - what do
Americans call them
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Chickadees
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71
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Which country owns the Hen and Chicken islands
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North island New
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Zealand
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72
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Who created the TV series - The man from UNCLE
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Ian Fleming
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73
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Which film director described actors as cattle
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Alfred Hitchcock
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74
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Shirley Bassey sang three Bond themes - which 3
films
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Goldfinger,
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Diamonds are
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Forever, Moonraker
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75
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Barring rain - in which athletics event would you
get wet
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Steeplechase
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76
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What colour is the flesh of the Charentais melon
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Orange
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77
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Who appeared on the first US postage stamps (both
names)
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Washington - Franklin
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78
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Who was the first person elected to US swimming
hall fame
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Johnny Weismuller
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79
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The guillotine was invented for chopping off what
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Hands
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80
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Which country invented the bedsprings
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Greeks
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81
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Whets the difference between fog and mist
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Seeing Distance
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under 1000yd
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82
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What did Spanish scientists fit to cows to increase
milk yield
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False Teeth
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83
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What people founded cheese making in England
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Romans
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84
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What is the first name of Mr Toad - in Toad of
Toad Hall
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Thaddeus
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85
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Atephobia is a fear of what
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Imperfection
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86
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What are Grapnel, Bruce, Danforth, Plough types
of?
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Anchor
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87
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Why did Handel compose The Messiah
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For Cash
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88
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Red flags flown by French ships - Joli Rouge
origin of what name
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Jolly Rodger
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89
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in which country could you spend a Kwanza
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Angola
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90
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John Henry Deutchendorf famous as who (both
names)
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John Denver
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91
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Mitre Dovetail Jig and Hack are types of what
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Saw
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92
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Tracey and Hepburn first film in 1942 was what
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Woman of the Year
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93
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Antimacassars were fitted to chairs - what is
macasser
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Hair oil
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94
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Jack Ketch 1663 1686 had what job
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Hangman
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95
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Nekal was the first type of what product (Germany
1917)
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Detergent
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96
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Who was the first Grand Prix driver to used a
safety belt in 1967
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Jackie Stuart
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97
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The SF award the Hugo is named after Hugo who?
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Gernsbeck
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98
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Maurice Micklewhite became famous as who
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Michael Caine
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99
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What do Ombrophobes fear
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Rain
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100
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If you had a Brassica Rapa what vegetable would
you have
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Turnip
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