Daily Quiz #342
General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 25 December 2009
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Q1.
The cocktail "Black Russian" is created by mixing what spirits?
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Q2.
Which of these is the title of a well known book by H E Bates?
A
The Sweetheart Flowers of August
B
The Pretty Blooms of June
C
The Darling Buds of May
D
The Pretty Stems of March
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3
Q3.
If Guy Berryman and Will Champion are the rhythm section, what is the band?
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4
Q4.
What nationality is sailor Russell Coutts, MBE, winner of numerous international match races, World Championships victories and America's Cups?
Note: This question was updated in December 2013
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Q5.
Where is the stretch of water called The Solent?
A
Between Scotland and the Orkney Islands
B
Between the Isle of Man and Ireland
C
Between the Isle of Wight and the coast of England
D
Part of Lake Windermere
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Q6.
The theatres for which war included North Africa, the Philippines, Italy, Germany and Crete?
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Q7.
What was the name of the two spacecraft that photographed the planet Saturn in 1980 and 1981?
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