Daily Quiz #3963
General Knowledge Quiz for Sunday, 24 November 2019
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Q1.
What is commemorated in New Zealand on Waitangi Day?
A
The first landing of Maori in New Zealand
B
Signing the treaty between Britain and Maori for New Zealand to become part of the British Empire
C
The formation of the Maori Battalion to fight in World War I
D
The establishment of the Waitangi Tribunal to hear Maori claims
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Q2.
According to the nursery rhyme, where did Peter Peter pumpkin eater keep his wife?
B
A shed at the bottom of his garden
D
In the land where the bong tree grows
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Q3.
Which 1962 film, directed by Tony Richardson from a script by Alan Sillitoe, is about a boy (played by Tom Courtenay) in Borstal and his defiance of the accepted norms of British society?
A
The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner
C
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
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Q4.
If you sailed directly West from Perth, Australia, which of these harbours would be nearest your landfall on the other side of the Indian Ocean?
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5
Q5.
In curling, how do team members help to direct the "stones" towards the target?
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Q6.
Which American bluegrass-country singer and fiddler has won 26 Grammy Awards, making her the most awarded female artist (and the third most awarded artist overall) in Grammy history since she recorded for the first time at the age of 14?
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Q7.
Which tree produces red fruits called "haws"?
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