Daily Quiz #1286
General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 26 July 2012
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Q1.
What meteorological phenomenon is named after the Arabic word for "season"?
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Q2.
What expression that comes from angling means "everything"?
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Q3.
What is the middle name of Sir Austin Powers, KBE, a fictional character who first appeared in "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery" (1997) and is portrayed by Mike Myers?
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Q4.
Which Australian, a winner of Golden Globe, BAFTA, Screen Actors Guild and Australian Film Institute awards, became, in 2009, one of 17 people to have won an Academy Award, a Tony Award and an Emmy Award?
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Q5.
The London embassy of which country was seized in 1980 by gunmen demanding the release of political prisoners?
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Q6.
Ricky Ponting represented Australia in what sport?
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Q7.
What creature is on the flag of Bhutan?
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