Daily Quiz #2419
General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 2 September 2015
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Q1.
Why did Captain James Cook give the name "The Sandwich Islands" to the Hawaiian Islands on his discovery of them on 18 January 1778?
A
They were first sighted by Jim Sandwich, the crewman on watch
B
He was eating lunch on the forecastle
C
On the horizon, they looked like a sandwich
D
He named them for John Montagu
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Q2.
What does the S stand for in the acronym "NASCAR"?
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Q3.
Which city, the second largest in Chile, was moved 3 metres to the west by an earthquake in February 2010?
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Q4.
T S Eliot's "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" (1939) formed the basis for which long-running musical show?
D
Practical Guide to Cat Shows
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Q5.
Ambergris, once commonly used as a fixative in perfumery, is produced in the digestive system of what?
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Q6.
What purpose would groats NOT serve or have served?
B
Laying between kitchen or bathroom tiles
D
Part of the name of a northern tip of Scotland
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Q7.
Telly Savalas played Theo Kojak in a TV series that first aired from 1973 to 1978. What confectionery is associated with the character?
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