Daily Quiz #940
General Knowledge Quiz for Monday, 15 August 2011
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1
Q1.
Which of these is a common word for champagne?
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2
Q2.
Which of these Canadian provinces is the smallest by population?
B
Newfoundland and Labrador
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3
Q3.
Where on a fish would you find a dorsal fin?
A
Left and right, just behind the head
B
Vertically, down its back
C
Horizontally, at the tail
D
Vertically, at the tail
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4
Q4.
Which of these is not a painting by Hieronymus Bosch?
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D
The Garden of Earthly Delights
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5
Q5.
South African professional golfer Ernie Els is known by what nickname?
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6
Q6.
Who founded the London Symphony Orchestra Summer Pops in 1985 and served as Pops Musical Director of the San Francisco Symphony and Rochester (NY) Philharmonic in the USA?
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Q7.
Which country became independent from the United Kingdom on 14 August 1947, and became a republic in 1956?
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