Daily Quiz #1315
General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 24 August 2012
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Q1.
Who led a team to make the Cumberland Gap, a way through the Appalachian Mountains, accessible to pioneers, who used it to journey into the western frontiers of Kentucky and Tennessee?
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Q2.
Between 1903 and 1904, sites in the Australian townships of Albury, Tumut, Orange, Bombala and Dalgety were considered for what purpose?
B
A nuclear testing range
C
The capital of Australia
D
An aboriginal reservation
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Q3.
In what TV series was Oceanic Airlines flight 815 a critical factor?
Note: This question was updated in February 2024
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Q4.
"Peptic" refers to which activity of the human body?
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Q5.
Where is the 82,000 seat Maracana Stadium?
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Q6.
Which of these is an island that belongs to Malaysia?
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Q7.
Which of these words is derived from Hindi?
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