Daily Quiz #305
General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 18 November 2009
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Q1.
What was the name of an iron case containing gunpowder that was used to destroy a gate or palisade?
Note: This question was updated in May 2014
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2
Q2.
What was the first name of "Rumpole of the Bailey"?
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3
Q3.
Who became the King of Sweden on 15 September 1973?
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Q4.
Why were the Winter Olympic Games at Lillehammer in 1994 held only 2 years after the previous ones, at Albertsville?
A
The Lillehammer venues were to be torn down in 1995
B
Error by the International Olympic Commission
C
To change the timing, to alternate with the Summer Olympics
D
Impending war in the Middle East
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Q5.
Where is the Strait of Messina?
A
Between Greece and Italy's east coast
B
Between Sicily and Sardinia
C
Between the two sides of Istanbul
D
Between Sicily and the "toe" of Italy
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Q6.
Where would you find a "plimsoll line"?
Note: This question was updated in September 2017
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Q7.
What is a keloid?
Note: This question was updated in January 2015
B
A bone in the human finger
C
A type of cancerous growth
D
An overgrowth of scar tissue
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