Daily Quiz #42
General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 28 February 2009
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Q1.
What is the scientific symbol for calcium?
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Q2.
Who is Yusuf Islam?
Note: This question was updated in August 2016
A
A cricketer who captained the Pakistan team from 1982 to 1992
B
An entertainer who had his first hit record in 1966
C
The head of the Hizbollah government
D
The first person to die in prison at Guantanamo Bay
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Q3.
The capital of the U S A, Washington, DC, is bordered by Maryland and which other state?
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Q4.
What is the only country not to identify itself on its postage stamps?
B
United States Of America
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Q5.
In the long jump at the 1968 Olympic Games held at Mexico City, which American athlete set a world record that would stand for 23 years?
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Q6.
Who was the English King at the Battle of Agincourt?
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Q7.
Which of the Marx Brothers appeared in their vaudeville act, but not in any of their films?
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