Daily Quiz #812
General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 9 April 2011
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Q1.
Which cartoonist, whose caricatures of public figures were published in "Private Eye" in the 1960s and 1970s, worked for Pink Floyd on "The Wall" album (1979) and movie (1982)?
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Q2.
In what sport do the tests include an "away drive", "shedding", "singling", a "cross drive" and a "double lift"?
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Q3.
Which of these is a legendary creature, similar to the Egyptian sphinx, with the body of a red lion, a human head with three rows of sharp teeth (like a shark), and a trumpet-like voice?
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Q4.
In March 2010, what activity was made legal by the Board of Health in New York City?
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Q5.
What is the principal diet of the osprey?
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Q6.
Which of these is a landlocked principality in the Pyrenees?
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Q7.
Which of these did not receive a British knighthood?
A
Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937), chemist & physicist
B
Joseph Banks (1743-1820), naturalist & botanist
C
Humphry Davy (1778-1829), chemist & inventor
D
Charles Darwin (1809-1882), naturalist
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