Daily Quiz #567
General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 7 August 2010
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Q1.
Which of these is a British medal instituted in 1886 awarded to officers of the army, the navy and, from 1 April 1918, the air force?
Note: This question was updated in December 2020
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Q2.
Who is the only member of the current membership of Fleetwood Mac who does not play an instrument regularly on stage?
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Q3.
"The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well." This is known as what?
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Q4.
Georges Leopold Cuvier is associated with which science?
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Q5.
Which of these US states extends the furthest south?
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Q6.
Which of these was the main cause of Britain entering World War II?
A
King George VI's son was killed in the German invasion of Belgium
B
Germany sank a number of British merchant ships
C
Germany tried to invade Australia
D
An alliance, activated when Germany invaded Poland
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Q7.
A 1999 James Bond film was entitled "The World is not ... " what?
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