Daily Quiz #1236
General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 6 June 2012
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Q1.
What are the last words of the film "The Wizard of Oz"?
A
Breaking up is hard to do
B
There's no place like home
C
Behold - the head - of a traitor!
D
Poor bears! Oh, poor, poor bears!
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2
Q2.
Which state of the USA has the Union Jack on its state flag?
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3
Q3.
The phrase "bigger bang for the buck", first heard in the USA in 1954, was used to describe what?
A
Elvis Presley's performances
C
The neutron bomb (compared to the atom and hydrogen bombs)
D
Policy to use nuclear weapons (not a large regular army) to threaten the USSR
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4
Q4.
Where is the calcaneus bone?
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5
Q5.
Which Scotsman, a self-made man, merchant and yachtsman who created a tea brand, was a persistent challenger for the America's Cup?
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6
Q6.
The Manhattan Project, led by the USA and including scientists from the UK and Canada, was the codename for a project that ran from 1942 to 1946 to develop what?
D
Four-wheel drive vehicles
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7
Q7.
Dick Turpin was famous as what sort of criminal?
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