Daily Quiz #253
General Knowledge Quiz for Sunday, 27 September 2009
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Q1.
What defence treaty was signed by Great Britain, the USA, France, Siam, Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan and the Philippines in 1954?
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Q2.
Which canal joins the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans?
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Q3.
Mr McGregor is the name of the farmer in which stories?
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Q4.
Who is the mother of actresses Natasha and Joely Richardson?
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Q5.
At the 1972 Olympic Games at Munich, who won back to back gold medals in the 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres, defeating American distance runner Steve Prefontaine in the former?
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Q6.
Which of these is a word meaning "free to go where or to act as one pleases"?
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Q7.
What word is applied to someone who is equally capable with both hands?
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