Daily Quiz #834
General Knowledge Quiz for Sunday, 1 May 2011
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Q1.
According to the English nursery rhyme, who was asked to "put the kettle on"?
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2
Q2.
Who wrote "Futility" (1898) about an enormous "unsinkable" British passenger liner called the Titan, which hits an iceberg and sinks in the North Atlantic with the loss of nearly all on board?
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3
Q3.
In David Hockney's painting "Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy", what is Percy?
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4
Q4.
What was the nickname of the British army regiment called the "6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons "?
C
The Death or Glory Boys
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5
Q5.
Which of these is the largest genus in the wood-sorrel family which occurs throughout most of the world, except for the polar areas?
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Q6.
Which boxers fought in the "Rumble in the Jungle" in 1974?
A
Muhammed Ali and George Foreman
B
George Foreman and Joe Frazier
C
Joe Frazier and Mike Tyson
D
George Foreman and Mike Tyson
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Q7.
Which of these is a major Australian River?
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