Daily Quiz #949
General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 24 August 2011
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Q1.
Which of these is a metal?
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Q2.
What is the title of the head of government of Ireland, similar to that of a Prime Minister, who is nominated by the lower house and appointed by the President?
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Q3.
Which of these is an early Baroque opera by Claudio Monteverdi, with a libretto by Alessandro Striggio, that was written in 1607 for a court performance during the annual Carnival at Mantua, and is still regularly performed?
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Q4.
In 711 AD, the Moors invaded part of Europe that is now part of what country?
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Q5.
What English football club lost 8 players and 3 officials in the Munich air disaster of 1958?
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Q6.
Kevin Costner directed and acted in which of these films?
B
3000 Miles to Graceland
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Q7.
From 1925 to 1935, what did the letters "MG" on a make of English sports car signify?
C
Marque of Great Britain
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