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Test your general knowledge with our weekly quiz. By Cindy MacDonald. No. 225
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1
What is the name of Utah’s NBA team: (a) Jazz; (b) Soul; (c) Blues; or (d) Rock?

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2
Who did the South African press nickname “the Black Pimpernel”?

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3
Agrimony, costmary and lovage are all types of what?

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4
Who, according to Forbes magazine, was the world’s highest paid actress in 2017?

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5
Sri Lanka was formerly known by what name? (Bonus point for naming the country’s commercial capital.)

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6
Who is the patron saint of animals?

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7
There was no daylight saving time in Australia after World War II until which state reintroduced it in 1967–68?

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8
In which medical field is a Rorschach test used?

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9
Which album recently eclipsed Michael Jackson’s Thriller to become the biggest selling album in history?

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10
Is the Pantheon in Athens or Rome?

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