Daily Quiz #2265
General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 1 April 2015
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Q1.
Which city held the 2012 Summer Olympics, making it the first city to host the Games three times?
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2
Q2.
Where would you expect to find "dudeln"?
C
Hanging in a clothes shop
D
Heard in a bar or similar enclosed space
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3
Q3.
Mandalay, once the royal city of Burma and now with a population 30 to 40% Chinese, is sited by which river?
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Q4.
The botanist who discovered the plant in 1769 named it bougainvillea for what reason?
A
There were no other plants with that name
B
His name was Bougainville
C
He discovered it in the settlement of Bougainville
D
He was sailing on a ship commanded by Admiral Louis de Bougainville
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5
Q5.
Since 2010 what is played at the Commonwealth Games when an anthem for an English athlete is needed?
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Q6.
Erik the Red from Norway founded the first successful Norse settlement on Greenland, and then his son Leif continued the tradition of exploring west and landed where?
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Q7.
Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler are known for their work in what area?
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