Daily Quiz #299
General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 12 November 2009
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Q1.
Which of these is most attracted by a magnet?
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Q2.
Which Scottish sailor was rescued four years after being put ashore by William Dampier at Juan Fernandez in 1703, for insubordination?
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Q3.
In which month do the Russians celebrate the October revolution?
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Q4.
Where are The Kerguelen Islands, a territory of France, also known as Desolation Island?
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Q5.
Which band had a hit record in 1980 with "London Calling"?
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Q6.
What word means staying in one place and electrical interference?
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Q7.
Which country was represented by Hanni Wenzel, who won the women's giant slalom and slalom at the Lake Placid Winter Olympics in 1980?
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