Daily Quiz #169
General Knowledge Quiz for Sunday, 5 July 2009
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Q1.
Babe Ruth played for which Major League Baseball team in 1936?
Note: This question was updated in February 2014
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Q2.
Lake Huron is connected by the Sault Ste. Marie Canal to which other lake?
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3
Q3.
What is known in poker as "dead man's hand"
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4
Q4.
For a constant sound wave, what is the distance between successive crests called?
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Q5.
Which character in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" appears frequently in drag?
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Q6.
Who were the brothers of Helen of Troy?
A
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
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Q7.
What appeared in a newspaper for the first time on 22 March 1904 in the USA's "Daily Illustrated Mirror"?
A
The photo finish of a horse race
B
Times New Roman typeface
C
Pictures of entertainers, not just politicians
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