Daily Quiz #1378
General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 26 October 2012
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Q1.
Port Said is at the entrance to which canal?
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2
Q2.
Who was the first to be quoted as saying "There are three types of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics"?
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3
Q3.
What book introduced "the Thought Police"?
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4
Q4.
What is an "epiphany"?
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Q5.
What does the acronym START, a treaty signed on 31 July 1991 and effective from 5 December 1994, stand for?
A
Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty
B
Standard Agreement for Reunification and Trade
C
Special Treaty for American-Russian Transfers
D
Separate Treatment for Arsenal Recognition Treaty
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Q6.
Where is "The Self-Transcendence 3100 mile race", the world's longest certified footrace according to its organisers, which is held annually June-August?
A
An out and back course centred on Nome, Alaska, USA
C
9 laps between Los Angeles & San Francisco
D
14 laps between Boston & New York City
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Q7.
What is the fluid in which the human foetus grows?
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