Daily Quiz #3643
General Knowledge Quiz for Tuesday, 8 January 2019
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Q1.
What does the phrase "In loco parentis" mean?
A
On a family train journey
C
With fanatical father figures
D
Temporarily in charge of a child
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2
Q2.
Where are the Straits of Mackinac?
A
Between Alaska and Russia
B
Between Lakes Huron & Michigan
C
Northwest Turkey, between the Aegean Sea and the Sea of Marmara
D
Between Tierra del Fuego and the South American mainland
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3
Q3.
Which of these letters is not in the name of an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1973 by Scottish born brothers Malcolm and Angus Young?
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4
Q4.
Which of these people was a boxer?
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5
Q5.
Where was the industrial accident on 2-3 December 1984 that caused the deaths of 3,000 to 16,000 people, for which 7 ex-employees were convicted in June 2010 and sentenced to 2 years imprisonment & a fine of about US$2,000 each?
C
Greenham Common, England
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6
B
Crewman stationed at the rear of a ship
C
Term applied by British lawyers to unsympathetic judges
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Q7.
Guitarist Brian Rankin is better known as who?
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