Daily Quiz #1393
General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 10 November 2012
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Q1.
Damask is a variety of which of these?
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Q2.
The Oscar statuettes are gold-plated. During World War II, they were made of what material?
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Q3.
What programme run by the US Government since 1961 involves volunteers who work abroad for 24 months in the areas of education, business, information technology, agriculture & the environment?
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Central Intelligence Agency
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Q4.
In Irish folklore, what do leprechauns make?
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Q5.
What was Ellis Island, in New York harbour, used for from 1892 to 1954?
A
Processing immigrants to the USA
B
Animal quarantine station
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Q6.
The term "Grand Slam" was first applied to whose achievement of winning the 4 major golf events of 1930?
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Q7.
What German engineer led the design teams for the V2 rocket that blitzed London and the Saturn V rocket for the US space programme?
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