Daily Quiz #2921
General Knowledge Quiz for Monday, 16 January 2017
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Q1.
Which province of Ireland comprises the counties of Clare, Kerry, Cork, Tipperary, Limerick and Waterford?
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2
Q2.
Who was born in Cowley, Oxfordshire, and in Oxford built and sold bicycles, motorcycles and, in 1912, his first car, the Morris Oxford?
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Q3.
Which art form did all of Léo Delibes, Aaron Copland, Ottorino Respighi, Leonard Bernstein and Igor Stravinsky compose for?
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Q4.
On 4 October in 1883 while the Boys' Brigade was having its inaugural meeting in Glasgow, Scotland, what else was also happening?
A
William Gladstone became prime minister in the UK for the second time
B
The Orient Express made its inaugural run, linking Turkey to Europe by rail
C
James Garfield was elected President of the USA
D
Australian outlaw Ned Kelly was hanged
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Q5.
Tchoukball, created in Switzerland in the 1970s, combines elements of handball, volleyball and what other sport?
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Q6.
The publication of which book by Salman Rushdie led to threats on his life by Ayatollah Khomeini?
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Q7.
How many signs of the Zodiac are neither inanimate nor human?
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