Daily Quiz #576
General Knowledge Quiz for Monday, 16 August 2010
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1
Q1.
Which country decided to switch to driving on the left from mid September 2009?
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2
Q2.
Who was the British general who took Charleston, South Carolina, 1779 during the American War of Independence?
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3
Q3.
What is the official residence of the President of France?
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4
Q4.
Joanna Lumley and David McCallum played which pair in a TV series?
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5
Q5.
What might you find a "dowser" doing?
B
Throwing water over hot sailors
C
Searching for water underground with a forked stick
D
Drinking excessive amounts of alcohol
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6
Q6.
Which of these is a disease caused by a lack of Vitamin B1, characterised by inflammation of the peripheral nerves with subsequent paralysis, dropsy and heart failure?
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Q7.
Why did Canadian George Lyon refuse to accept his gold medal for golf at the 1908 Olympics?
A
He was the only competitor and did not want to win by default
B
He admitted that he had cheated
C
He said that he had won by luck, not skill
D
He was upset that he had endangered spectators
Select from the options above.