Daily Quiz #24
General Knowledge Quiz for Tuesday, 10 February 2009
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Q1.
What wine originated in the Spanish town of Jerez de la Fontera?
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2
Q2.
Which of these structures is the most recent?
A
Salisbury Cathedral, England
B
Chartres Cathedral, France
D
Westminster Abbey, England
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3
Q3.
Which city was the site of the dervish rebellion and the death of the British General Gordon in 1885?
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4
Q4.
In Billy Wilder's film "Sunset Boulevard", in which Gloria Swanson often said the line, "All right, Mr DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up", who played Cecil B DeMille?
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5
Q5.
Which of these requires the least area for competition?
B
Hockey (field hockey) field
D
Olympic-sized swimming pool
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6
Q6.
What theory, developed by Franz Joseph Gall, in which personality traits were determined by "reading" bumps and fissures in the skull, was once considered a science?
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Q7.
The singer and English TV personality Priscilla White is better known by what name?
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