Daily Quiz #2275
General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 11 April 2015
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Q1.
If someone is injured and the blood flow is bright red and coming out in regular spurts, where is it coming from?
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2
Q2.
A major fire in February and March 2015 threatened which Argentinean National Park in the Patagonia region, home to larch trees dating back more than 1,000 years?
A
Tongariro National Park
B
Torres del Paine National Park
D
Los Alerces National Park
Select from the options above.
3
Q3.
Who, in 1948 at London, equalled the record of winning 4 gold medals at one Olympics, set at the previous Games by Jesse Owens?
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4
Q4.
In the original Star Trek TV series which aired in the USA from 1966 to 1969, who played "Scotty"?
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5
Q5.
Where would a tympanum, anvil and hammer be found together?
A
Rock and roll band instruments
B
The percussion section of a classical orchestra
D
In a blacksmith's forge
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6
Q6.
Who was the youngest person, at the time, to be elected to the office of president of the USA?
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7
Q7.
Why did Papua New Guinea's parliament not sit on Tuesday 12 May 2009?
A
A power failure blacked out most of Port Moresby
B
There was rioting in the streets outside
C
A flood caused evacuation of the city
D
They couldn't find the key to the room where the ceremonial mace was stored
Select from the options above.