Daily Quiz #3581
General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 7 November 2018
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Q1.
In the second of the 2018 five-match Test series between England and India, during what was a rare series of cricket tournaments between the two teams on UK soil, England was not able to field team member, Ben Stokes, because he was on trial for what?
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2
Q2.
What is the term "standard gauge" usually applied to?
A
Domestic electricity networks
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3
Q3.
In the American sitcom "Full House" (1987-1995) the widowed father of the three children in the house asks whom, to help him bring them up?
B
His brother-in-law and his best friend
D
His brother and his best friend
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4
Q4.
Which of these is true of adders?
A
They give birth to live young
C
They use snail shells as homes
D
They can erect a frill behind their head when alarmed
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5
Q5.
Which of these, used in processing milk, reflects the name of a scientist associated with it?
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Q6.
What was the Second League of Armed Neutrality (or the League of the North) formed in 1800 or 1801, designed to do?
A
Protect fishing rights in Scandinavian waters
B
Protect free trade with France against British policy to restrict it
C
To ring fence northern countries against involvement in impending British naval wars
D
To ring fence northern countries against involvement in impending Central American wars
Select from the options above.
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Q7.
What is the only country in Central America which is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, and has English as its official language?
Select from the options above.