Daily Quiz #570
General Knowledge Quiz for Tuesday, 10 August 2010
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Q1.
Who established the Jersey Zoo on the Channel Island of Jersey in 1958?
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Q2.
What word is used in the UK for chicken less than 28 days old at slaughter and usually weighing 400-450 grammes and in the USA for the Rock Cornish game hen, which is twice as old and twice as large?
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Q3.
Which of these is a social movement against the use of alcohol, criticising excessive alcohol use, promoting complete abstinence, or pressuring the government to enact anti-alcohol legislation?
C
Minimum proof proposers
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Q4.
In 2008 there were 193 members of the United Nations. How many "nations" were represented at the 2008 Summer Olympics?
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Q5.
Which of these is a Shakespearean play in which the character of Ophelia appears?
D
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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Q6.
Historically, nystagmus was recognised as a common industrial disease of which of these professions?
Note: This question was updated in September 2015
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Q7.
Which of these US states does not have coastline directly facing the Atlantic Ocean?
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