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Test your general knowledge with our weekly quiz. By Cindy MacDonald. No. 52
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1
Renzo Piano is famous in which field?

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2
Former NRL star Jarryd Hayne has signed a contract with which iconic NFL team in the United States? (Bonus points for naming which NRL club he played for and the year he debuted.)

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3
Reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein broke the story that led to the Watergate scandal in which newspaper?

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4
What is the largest county in Ireland?

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5
Which Academy Award-winning actress recently adopted baby Edith?

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6
The greeting “kia ora” comes from which language?

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7
In what year did John Howard become prime minister of Australia?

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8
Which team defeated the English cricket team to put them out of ICC World Cup contention?

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9
In 2011, what became the world’s newest country?

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10
Leonard Nimoy was best known as which Star Trek character?

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