Daily Quiz #3121
General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 4 August 2017
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Q1.
What was Deep Blue known for in 1997?
A
A novel based on the TV series Doctor Who
B
As an album by Keiko Matsui
C
As a documentary film about Mississippi Delta blues music
D
Being the first computer to beat a world chess champion at the game
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2
Q2.
What field did American surgeon and medical researcher Dr Henry Heimlich work in?
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3
Q3.
Australian author, actor and journalist Helen Lyndon Goff, OBE, wrote a series of books centring round which character?
B
Skippy, the bush Kangaroo
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4
Q4.
In 1920 the Royal Northwest Mounted Police and the Dominion Police were amalgamated into what force?
A
South African Police Service
B
The Federal Bureau of Investigation
C
The New Zealand Police Force
D
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (Gendarmerie royale du Canada)
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5
Q5.
Skywalks in Jasper National Park (Canada), in Arizona over the Grand Canyon (USA), and in Tianmen Mountain (China), have what in common?
A
They are open only to people over 25
B
People may only access them after blessing by a religious group
C
They are glass-bottomed
D
They were designed by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei
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6
Q6.
What distinguishes a wine known as vin de pays?
A
The wine has been made from specified vines in a particular region
B
It is in the lowest grade
C
It is from the south of France
D
The wine carries a controlled designation of the country of origin on the bottle
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7
Q7.
Where is the Marsh of Decay?
B
In the film "Labyrinth" (1986)
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