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General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 17 December 2014

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Which of these was involved with all three films of the "Jurassic Park" trilogy?

A
Sam Neill as Doctor Alan Grant
B
Richard Attenborough as John Hammond
C
Steven Spielberg as director
D
None of them
Select from the options above.
2

In Greek mythology, who was the son of King Atreus of Mycenae and Queen Aerope, murdered by his wife Clytemnestra on his return home from the Trojan War?

A
Agamemnon
B
Menelaus
C
Orestes
D
Achilles
Select from the options above.
3

Amyl nitrate is used in the treatment of … what?

A
Athlete's foot
B
Pain in the heart
C
Malaria
D
Pain in the neck
Select from the options above.
4

The most southern part of the South American continent is on which Chilean archipelago?

A
Tyssen Islands
B
Galapagos
C
Falklands
D
Tierra del Fuego
Select from the options above.
5

The cedilla appears under what letter in some French words?

A
D
B
S
C
C
D
X
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6

Which civilisation left clearly identifiable traces dating from 2600 BCE, with cities on what are now the Yucatan Peninsula, Guatemala, Honduras and Southern Mexico and still survives in language today?

Note: This question was updated in December 2019
A
Toltec
B
Aztec
C
Maya
D
Safesec
Select from the options above.
7

Which of these cities has hosted the Winter Olympics twice?

A
Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
B
Oslo, Norway
C
St. Moritz, Switzerland
D
Squaw Valley, United States
Select from the options above.
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