Daily Quiz #1063
General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 16 December 2011
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Q1.
Philippe Croizon was the first quadruple amputee to achieve what on 18 September 2010, at the age of 42?
A
Be elected to the House of Commons
B
Have a #1 hit record in the UK
C
Swim the English Channel
D
Sail singlehandedly around the world
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Q2.
"It's still the same old story, the fight for love and glory" are lines from the theme song for which film?
A
Four Weddings and a Funeral
B
All Quiet on the Western Front
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Q3.
Which of these is a book by 'Che' Guevara (then a 23-year-old medical student) about his travels 8,000 km (5,000 miles) across South America with Alberto Granado (a 29-year-old biochemist)?
B
Notes From A Small Island
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Q4.
Who had a famous chestnut horse named "Copenhagen"?
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Q5.
How many hours are there in a week?
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Q6.
Which of these is closest to the Equator?
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Q7.
How many pedals are standard on a grand piano in the USA?
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