Daily Quiz #160
General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 26 June 2009
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Q1.
What 1939 film, set during the American Civil War, starring Clark Gable and Vivienne Leigh, was based on a book by Margaret Mitchell?
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2
Q2.
What, in October 1871, was one of the biggest U.S. disasters of the 19th century, killing hundreds and destroying about four square miles of city buildings?
B
San Francisco Earthquake
D
Hurricane Mortimer, Miami
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3
Q3.
Excluding Australia, what is the third largest island in the world?
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Q4.
To which of these does the word "Molotov" not refer?
A
A type of home-made bomb, consisting of petrol in a bottle
B
An appointee to the Petrograd Soviet in 1917
C
A drink made with a base of gin and absinthe
D
A city in the Ural range of mountains
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5
Q5.
How many lanes are there in an Olympic-sized swimming pool?
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Q6.
Which British economist who advocated interventionist government policy died on 21 April 1946?
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Q7.
Ground-breaking research into American sexual habits was made by which couple?
B
William Masters and Virginia Johnson
C
Dave Stewart and Annie Lennox
D
Courtney Love and Kurt Cobain
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