Daily Quiz #3316
General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 15 February 2018
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Q1.
What chemical compound of 1 carbon and 4 hydrogen atoms is the simplest alkane, and the principal component of natural gas?
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Q2.
The two mountain ranges which end the Cordillera Oriental, the Sierra de Perijá and the Cordillera de Mérida, are on either side of what?
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Q3.
Who had their first cooking series on UK television in the 1970s?
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Q4.
What is the maximum mass for a golf ball?
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Q5.
If a steam locomotive is described as a 2-4-0, how many driving wheels does it have?
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Q6.
From the late 12th century until mid 19th century the warriors known as samurai dominated government in which country?
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Q7.
When singer, songwriter and actor Ozzy Osbourne became the subject of worldwide headlines in March 1981 by biting the head off a live dove, where was he?
A
San Antonio, USA, by a cenotaph erected in honour of those who died at the Alamo in Texas
B
At a meeting of Columbia Records executives in Los Angeles
C
Performing at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Des Moines, Iowa
D
At a meeting with the head of CBS Europe in Germany
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