Daily Quiz #3010
General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 15 April 2017
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Q1.
What is the official name of the spectator area at Wimbledon at the side of No. 1 Court known as Henman Hill or Murray Mound?
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2
Q2.
When was the revolver, a hand gun with a rifled barrel and a revolving cartridge cylinder, invented?
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3
Q3.
What incident involving Israeli Defence Force medic Elor Azaria in March 2016 resulting in his being sent to prison?
A
He killed a disarmed, wounded and incapacitated Palestinian assailant
B
He defended a Palestinian woman he was friendly with when she was accused of a terrorist attack
C
He gave medical treatment to a wounded Palestinian
D
He shot a group of Palestinian boys throwing stones at the Wailing Wall
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Q4.
Which 19th century novelist wrote "Westward Ho" and "Hereward The Wake"?
C
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Q5.
Where is the Senkaku / Diaoyu / Tiaoyutai / Pinnacle group of islands?
A
South of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
B
Due west of the Philippines
C
Northeast of Taiwan and west of Japan's Okinawa Island
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Q6.
The film "Bright Star", directed by Jane Campion, released in May 2009 and starring Ben Whishaw and Abbie Cornish, is a period drama about Fanny Brawne's romance with whom?
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Q7.
What is the sauce made from meat juice after cooking?
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