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What do these five people have in common? Walt Disney, King George V, Franz Kafka, Emperor Haile Selassie I and Edvard Munch.

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  1. They are all influenza specialists at WHO

  2. They were all astronauts

  3. They were all contestants on Eurovision

  4. They all caught influenza and survived

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Walt Disney, King George V, Franz Kafka, Emperor Haile Selassie I and Edvard Munch, they all survived the Influenza Pandemic of 1918.

Antibiotics are powerful medicines that help to fight:

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  1. Viruses

  2. Bacteria

  3. Protozoa

  4. All microbes

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Antibiotics are medicines that treat bacterial infections. They do not cure infections caused by viruses, such as the common cold or flu. Taking antibiotics when you do NOT need them can prevent them working when you DO need them.

Who killed Mahatma Gandhi?

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  1. Ruskin Bond

  2. Satya Bhan Gokhale

  3. Nathuram Godse

  4. Lord Mountbatten

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Nathuram Vinayak Godse assassinated Mahatma Gandhi in New Delhi on 30 January 1948. Godse was an advocate of Hindu nationalism, from Pune, Maharashtra. 

Where was the Universal Declaration adopted?

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  1. Paris, France.

  2. London, England.

  3. Newyork, USA.

  4. New Delhi, India.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted on 10 December 1948 at the Palais de Chaillot, in Paris, France.

How many Influenza Pandemics have there been in the last 100 years?

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  1. 1

  2. 2

  3. 4

  4. 10

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

There have been four Influenza Pandemics in the last 100 years: 1918, 1957, 1968, and 2009.

When was the first antibiotic was discovered?

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  1. 1824

  2. 1923

  3. 1928

  4. 1931

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Penicillin was discovered in 1928 by Scottish scientist Alexander Fleming. There are several enhanced penicillin families which are effective against additional bacteria; these include the antistaphylococcal penicillins, aminopenicillins, and the antipseudomonal penicillins. They are derived from Penicillium fungi.

Roughly, what percentage of the Earths population was infected with influenza during the 1918 Pandemic?

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  1. 10%

  2. 25%

  3. 33%

  4. 50%

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Correct Option: C

Who invented the birth control pill?

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  1. Gregory Goodwin Pincus

  2. Alexander Flemming

  3. Robert Hook

  4. Charles Darwin

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Gregory Goodwin Pincus was an American biologist and researcher who co-invented the combined oral contraceptive pill in 1951.



 

When did the Torrey Canyon oil spill happen?

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  1. 18 March 1961

  2. 18 March 1964

  3. 18 March 1967

  4. 18 March 1969

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

On 18 March 1967, the Torrey Canyon, one of the world's biggest tankers, ran aground between Land's End and the Isles of Scilly, leaking more than 100,000 tonnes of crude oil into the sea. It was the UK's worst oil spill to date, causing major environmental damage with more than 20,000 sea birds contaminated.



 

When was Sony Walkman invented?

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  1. 1975

  2. 1977

  3. 1979

  4. 1981

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

On July 1, 1979, Sony Corp. introduced the Sony Walkman TPS-L2, a 14 ounce, blue-and-silver, portable cassette player with chunky buttons, headphones and a leather case. It even had a second earphone jack so that two people could listen in at once.