Daily Quiz #2349
General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 24 June 2015
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Q1.
What is the name Atahualpa associated with?
B
A volcano which erupted in 1560 CE
D
Emperor of the Incas when the Spanish conquerors arrived in South America
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2
Q2.
Who had a number 1 hit in 1990 with "Opposites Attract"?
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3
Q3.
Which of these words best describes Cornwall, England?
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Q4.
Who was president of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), when, on 28 May 1928, the FIFA Congress in Amsterdam decided to stage a world championship?
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Q5.
Which of the following is an alloy of copper and zinc, sometimes containing lead, tin or iron?
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Q6.
The next in the sequence - Michael Ramsey, Donald Coggan, Robert Runcie - is...?
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Q7.
From 1985 onwards, Mikhail Gorbachev introduced the policies of "glasnost" and "perestroika" in an attempt to modernise the country. What do these two words mean?
C
Openness and Restructuring
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