Daily Quiz #641
General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 20 October 2010
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Q1.
Which of these programmes was a winner of a British Academy Television Award in 1999?
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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
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Q2.
Which of these, one of the two most powerful battleships built by Germany in World War II, was destroyed while hiding near Tromsø on the Norwegian coast by RAF bombers?
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Q3.
In athletics, what name is used for the preliminary races that precede quarter-finals or semi-finals?
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Q4.
Which of these is a type of boat that was originally steam-powered and is associated with Venice?
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Q5.
Which of these is not a noble gas?
Note: This question was updated in April 2017
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Q6.
Which of the five Great Lakes of North America is the only one that does not border the US state of Michigan?
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Q7.
Who was the leader of the Peasant's Revolt in 1381 who, after killing a poll tax collector, marched on London with supporters and was killed there at Smithfield by the Lord Mayor of London?
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