Daily Quiz #2048
General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 27 August 2014
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Q1.
Why are Angel Falls, Venezuela, so called?
A
They are extremely high
B
They were discovered by James Angel
C
People have jumped to their death there
D
They are pretty, and suitable as a home for angels
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2
Q2.
In 1508-9 the British-born Venetian explorer Sebastian Cabot led one of the first European expeditions to the north of North America to find what?
Note: This question was updated in October 2016
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3
Q3.
Which of these is not an alternative name for a wolverine?
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Q4.
What striking and fielding team game, originating in England and known in Ireland as cluiche corr, is played between two teams alternating between batting and fielding and involves hitting a small, hard, leather-cased ball with a round bat and then running around four bases in order to score?
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Q5.
Which of these comes closest to the usually accepted meaning of a piece of theatre?
A
A football scissor kick
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Q6.
Sylvie Simmons, Jann Wenner, Lester Bangs and Jon Landau are all known as what?
A
Olympic gold medallists
C
Indy car racing drivers
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Q7.
The miners affected by a 2012 strike and massacre in Marikana, South Africa, were workers from what type of mine?
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