Daily Quiz #1088
General Knowledge Quiz for Tuesday, 10 January 2012
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Q1.
Which of these is a type of cotton fabric?
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Q2.
What river runs through Cincinnati, Ohio, USA?
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Q3.
Which 1982 album by Dire Straits included the tracks "Telegraph Road", "Private Investigations" , "Industrial Disease" and "It Never Rains"?
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Q4.
An "aide memoire" to know the first numbers of the constant pi can be obtained by counting the letters in each word of which of these?
Note: This question was updated in February 2023
A
"Good day sunshine. We all shine on. Revolution number nine."
B
"This is not fun. It is silly. It annoys me."
C
"To be or not to be, that is the question. Whether 'tis nobler."
D
"May I have a large container of coffee?" "Thank you"?
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Q5.
What is k. d. lang's profession?
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Q6.
A "tip off" is the start of each game in which sport?
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Q7.
Which company declared bankruptcy in 2001 despite winning the title of America's most innovative company annually from 1996 to 2001?
Note: This question was updated in June 2020
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