Daily Quiz #1688
General Knowledge Quiz for Sunday, 1 September 2013
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Q1.
The last beheading after death carried out in Britain (which was part of the penalty of "hanging, drawing and quartering"), followed conviction for treason of whom?
A
William Joyce, Lord Haw-Haw, 1946
B
Cato Street conspirators, 1820
D
Sir Roger Casement, 1916
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Q2.
What is the chemical symbol for phosphorus?
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Q3.
In which state of the USA is the private research university known as M. I. T.?
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Q4.
How many volunteer hours were estimated to have supported the 2012 Summer Olympics?
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Q5.
How many common nouns are there in the words "Twinkle, twinkle, little star. How I wonder what you are."?
Note: This question was updated in January 2022
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Q6.
What character has been played by Howard Marion Crawford, Jude Law, Nigel Bruce and, in 2012, Martin Freeman?
A
Lord Alfred "Bosie" Douglas
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Q7.
Which orchestral arranger, orchestral conductor, song writer, and session musician composed the film scores for "Brazil", "Highlander", "X-Men", "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves", "Licence to Kill", the "Lethal Weapon" series, the first three "Die Hard"s and "Mr. Holland's Opus"?
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