Daily Quiz #871
General Knowledge Quiz for Tuesday, 7 June 2011
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Q1.
What type of event is the London Marathon?
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2
Q2.
Which of these Canadian provinces is the largest by land area?
A
Newfoundland and Labrador
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Q3.
The Deepwater Horizon, a semi-submersible offshore drilling rig, exploded on 20 April 2010, and sank, killing 11 people and causing a significant oil spill. Where was it at the time?
A
Off the west coast of Cornwall, England
C
Off the French coast in the Mediterranean Sea
D
Off the Pacific coast of Alaska
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4
Q4.
Ochlophobia is a fear of what?
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5
Q5.
What was Melanie Brown's nickname when she was in the Spice Girls?
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Q6.
What type of sentence is "pack my red box with five dozen quality jugs"?
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Q7.
Which cartoonist, famous for his work for the British newspaper the "Daily Express", used a cartoon family (including Grandma, the enigmatic matriarch, and Chalkie, the tyrannical school teacher), to comment on current affairs?
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