Daily Quiz #2778
General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 26 August 2016
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Q1.
The Tetris theme music is taken from a folk song native to which country?
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2
Q2.
Cannes is a resort in which country?
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3
Q3.
What 2009 American musical film directed by Kevin Tancharoen is a loose remake of the 1980 film of the same title by Alan Parker?
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4
Q4.
Who wrote a book about the US car industry, published in 1965, called "Unsafe at Any Speed"?
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Q5.
On 17 September 1862, where was The Battle of Antietam, the first major battle in the American Civil War to take place on Northern soil and the bloodiest single-day battle in American history (with about 23,000 casualties)?
B
Los Angeles, California
D
Near Sharpsburg, Maryland
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6
Q6.
Which of these is a tree disease spread by beetles?
D
Australian Willow Disease
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Q7.
Who did Venus Williams defeat in 2001 to win her second consecutive US Open tennis title?
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