Daily Quiz #650
General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 29 October 2010
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Q1.
Which of these is an American motorcycle manufacturer founded in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, during the first decade of the 20th century?
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Q2.
Which of these flags does not have a crescent moon?
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Q3.
Which of these is a guessing game where the clues to the answer are mimed?
C
Pin the Tail on the Donkey
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Q4.
Which state of the USA, initially called New Connecticut, declared independence in 1777, issued its own coinage 1785-1788, exchanged ambassadors with France, the Netherlands and the USA, and in 1791 joined the US Federal union as the 14th state?
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Q5.
What song is this lyric from: "Driver at the engine, fireman rings the bell, sandman swings the lantern to show that all is well"?
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Q6.
In 1828 Casparus van Houten Sr. patented a hydraulic press that revolutionised the production of what?
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Q7.
Who said, at a critical time in the history of inventions, "Mr Watson, come here - I want you"?
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