Daily Quiz #21
General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 7 February 2009
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Q1.
Which of these characters has the most words to say in a single play?
Note: This question was updated in January 2019
A
Hugh, in "Weed" by Anthony McCarten
B
Abigail, in "Abigail's Party" by Mike Leigh
C
Godot, in "Waiting For Godot" by Samuel Beckett
D
Iago, in "Othello" by William Shakespeare
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Q2.
According to Lewis Carroll's "Jabberwocky", what were "all mimsy"?
Note: This question was updated in December 2013
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Q3.
What is THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol)?
A
A group of people that eat human flesh
C
An animal with four tentacles
D
The chemical that makes marijuana a drug
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Q4.
Which US state borders another country, and no other US state?
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Q5.
Which of these is a fielding position in cricket?
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Q6.
Who was largely responsible for the development of the jet engine, seeing the first application of his engine installed in a Gloster aircraft in 1941?
Note: This question was updated in July 2015
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Q7.
What was the confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union that was at its peak in October 1962?
B
The building of the Berlin Wall
C
The Cuban Missile Crisis
D
Results of the Olympic 10,000 metre race
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