Daily Quiz #2971
General Knowledge Quiz for Tuesday, 7 March 2017
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1
Q1.
Marajó is an island at the mouth of which river?
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2
Q2.
What is the name for the fluid content of the blood?
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3
Q3.
If somebody is going to "tread the boards" what are they likely to do?
D
Walk overboard from a ship
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4
Q4.
In which country, which was neutral in World War II, was there a revolution which deposed the monarchy in 1910, then a military coup d'état in 1926, followed by a right-wing dictatorship?
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5
Q5.
What has parts to which the terms escapement and tourbillon can apply?
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6
Q6.
Which English explorer and writer founded the first (unsuccessful) colony in Virginia in 1584?
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7
Q7.
The USA's National Basketball Association (NBA) banned then-Clippers owner Donald Sterling for life in 2014 in response to what?
A
He banned Muslim immigrants from his team
C
Sexual assault on a player
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