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Test your general knowledge with our weekly quiz. By Cindy MacDonald. No. 152
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1
Boston is the capital of which US state? (Bonus point for spelling the name correctly.)

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2
Sally McManus is the new secretary of which Australian organisation?

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3
Who is directing the production of My Fair Lady that’s touring Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney this year?

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4
Which Australian winner of nine Olympic medals and seven world titles was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame last month? 

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5
Which novel ends with the line, “He drew a deep breath. ‘Well, I’m back,’ he said.”?

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6
Knot is the collective noun for a group of which animals?

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7
Name the world’s second-highest mountain.

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8
What is the German word for dog?

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9
Andrei Bolkonsky and Natasha Rostova are characters in which novel?

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10
Where in the world would you buy Murano glass?

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