Daily Quiz #2051
General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 30 August 2014
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Q1.
The estate of which American writer and poet who died of a heart attack in 1967 was bequeathed to the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Foundation?
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2
Q2.
Which country completely surrounds the Kingdom of Lesotho?
D
Republic of South Africa
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Q3.
Which infective disease caused by toxins is characterised by the violent and prolonged contraction of skeletal muscle fibres?
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Q4.
Australian professional golfer Greg Norman is known by which nickname?
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Q5.
The organisation OPEC is concerned with production of what?
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Q6.
Which of these is not true of Eleanor of Aquitaine?
A
She was Queen consort of England, 1154-1189, to Henry II
B
She was Queen consort of France, 1137-1152, to Louis VII
D
She actively participated in the Second Crusade, 1145-1149
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Q7.
In 2014 where is artist Ai Weiwei based?
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