Daily Quiz #2028
General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 7 August 2014
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1
Q1.
Which British prime minister resigned as a result of the Suez Crisis?
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2
Q2.
What product was commercially introduced to Britain in 1930?
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3
Q3.
In 1840 Queen Victoria in the United Kingdom married her cousin. What was his name?
A
Prince Hans-Adam of Liechtenstein
B
Prince Albert of Belgium
C
Prince Harald of Glücksburg
D
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
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Q4.
What is the full name of the organism found in abundance in the mammalian gut, and used as the host organism for the majority of work with recombinant DNA, in early commercial work the bacterium of choice for cloning and mass-producing new materials?
C
Clostridium perfringens
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Q5.
What island off the coast of Iceland was formed in a volcanic eruption which began 130 m (426 ft) below sea level, reached the surface on 14 November 1963 and continued to 5 June 1967, when it measured 2.7 sq km (1 sq mile)?
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Q6.
What are the mathematical odds of the perfect deal in a bridge hand (i.e. 13 cards all of one suit)
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Q7.
When the UK version of the biographical documentary "This Is Your Life" TV series aired who was the first presenter?
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