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Which country has won the last four Olympic gold medals in Men's Basketball (2008-2020)?
A. Spain
B. Argentina
C. United States
D. France
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The United States Men's National Team has won gold in Beijing (2008), London (2012), Rio (2016), and Tokyo (2020).
1242
Which US swimmer won seven gold medals at the 1972 Munich Olympics?
A. Matt Biondi
B. Mark Spitz
C. Michael Phelps
D. Ryan Lochte
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Mark Spitz set a record by winning seven gold medals at a single Olympics (Munich 1972), a record that stood until Michael Phelps won eight in 2008.
1243
Which tennis players won the gold medal in men's doubles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics?
A. The Bryan Brothers
B. Federer and Wawrinka
C. Nadal and Lopez
D. Murray and Murray
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Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka won the gold medal in men's doubles for Switzerland at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
1244
Which city is the first to host both the Summer and Winter Olympics?
A. London
B. Tokyo
C. Beijing
D. Vancouver
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Beijing became the first city to host both the Summer and Winter Olympics. It hosted the Summer Games in 2008 and the Winter Games in 2022.
1245
Which country's relay team famously dropped the baton in the 2004 and 2008 women's 4x100m Olympic finals?
A. Jamaica
B. Great Britain
C. USA
D. Russia
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The USA women's 4x100m team suffered high-profile baton drops/disqualifications in the finals of both the 2004 and 2008 Olympics.
1246
Osamu Shimomura, Martin Chalfie, and Roger Y. Tsien won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2008 for the discovery and development of:
A. Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP)
B. Red Fluorescent Protein
C. Bioluminescence
D. Electron microscopy
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GFP, originally from jellyfish, is used as a glowing marker to visualize processes inside living cells.
1247
Discoverers of the HIV virus, Françoise Barré-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier, were awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in:
A. 1995
B. 2000
C. 2008
D. 2020
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They shared the 2008 prize for their discovery of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Harald zur Hausen also shared the prize for discovering HPVs cause cervical cancer.
1248
The 'Walled City of Baku' with the Shirvanshah's Palace is located in:
A. Armenia
B. Georgia
C. Azerbaijan
D. Kazakhstan
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The Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower is located in Azerbaijan. It represents an outstanding and rare example of a historic urban ensemble and architecture with influence from Zoroastrian, Sassanian, Arabic, Persian, Shirvani, Ottoman, and Russian cultures.
1249
Which SAARC initiative focuses on poverty alleviation?
A. SAARC Development Fund
B. SAARC Poverty Eradication Program
C. South Asian Economic Union
D. SAARC Social Charter
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The SAARC Development Fund (SDF), established in 2008, finances projects to alleviate poverty and promote social and economic development.
1250
Which OIC agreement, signed in 2008, updated its founding charter?
A. Mecca Charter
B. OIC Charter 2008
C. Jeddah Accord
D. Rabat Declaration
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The 2008 Charter, adopted in Dakar, modernized the OIC's objectives, emphasizing human rights and cooperation.
