Daily Quiz #1821
General Knowledge Quiz for Sunday, 12 January 2014
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Q1.
As well as Woodstock, New York, made famous by the 1969 music festival held nearby there are Woodstocks in several other places in North America; which of these is not one?
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2
Q2.
In the first two decades of the 20th century a number of European and USA expeditions were made, eventually successfully, to where?
D
The source of the Amazon River
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Q3.
Which of these is one of the definitions for the Japanese word "obi"?
A
A sash for traditional dress
B
A requiem for someone who died recently
C
A shrine or sacred site
D
An emperor's personal bodyguard
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4
Q4.
Solitaire is typically for how many players?
A
As many as can be fitted around the board
C
One, plus two to hold the hoop
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Q5.
Which of these is a Russian billionaire living in the UK, who, in March 2009, had a net worth of US$8.5 billion, and is the owner of Chelsea Football Club?
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Q6.
What is another name for a blood clot?
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Q7.
The lyric about marriage "It's an institute you can't disparage" is from which song?
A
"Joy to the World" by Hoyt Axton
B
"Je t'aime moi non plus" by Serge Gainsbourg
C
"You're my World" by Umberto Bindi, Gino Paoli & Carl Sigman
D
"Love and Marriage" by Sammy Cahn & Jimmy Van Heusen
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