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Q1. The highest peaks of the Atlas Mountains, the highest being 4,167 metres (13,671 ft), are in what country?

A
Afghanistan
B
Kazakhstan
C
Morocco
D
Switzerland
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Q2. Porcupine grass is also known as what?

A
Alfalfa
B
Sorghum
C
Saffron
D
Zebra grass
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Q3. Which is the 17th century German mathematician and astronomer (at one time assistant to Tycho Brahe) whose works, including " Epitome of Copernican Astronomy", provided one of the foundations for Isaac Newton's theory of universal gravitation?

A
Heinrich Decimator
B
Christiaan Huygens
C
John Flamsteed
D
Johannes Kepler
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Q4. In 1970, Brazil's third victory in which tournament entitled them to keep the Jules Rimet Trophy permanently?

A
Rowing World Cup
B
World Polo Championship
C
FIFA (Football) World Cup
D
FINA Swimming World Cup
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Q5. Amy Jade Winehouse (14 September 1983 - 23 July 2011) an English singer and songwriter known for her deep contralto vocals and her work in a wide range of musical genres including R&B, soul and jazz, is recorded as dying from what cause?

A
Grief
B
Alcohol poisoning
C
Leukemia
D
Car accident
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Q6. What system, developed for military use, was made fully available to the public from midnight 1 May 2000 on the orders of US President Bill Clinton?

A
Satellite telephone
B
GPS
C
Night vision goggles
D
Unmanned aircraft (drones)
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Q7. How did the Russian physicist and politician, Boris Nemtsov, die in February 2015?

A
He was shot in the back near the Red Square in Moscow
B
He died of pancreatic cancer
C
He fell off a bridge near the Kremlin and drowned
D
He overdosed on vitamins
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