Daily Quiz #985
General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 29 September 2011
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Q1.
What was the name of the ship used by Edward Teach, known as Blackbeard, an English pirate who operated around the West Indies and the east coast of the American colonies from 1717 to 1718?
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2
Q2.
What is Paris Hilton famous for?
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3
Q3.
Which of these places is closest to Paris, France?
B
Cape Town, South Africa
C
New York, New York, USA
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4
Q4.
Cramp affects what part of the body?
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Q5.
Ïn which song does the singer say "I'm gonna love you, like nobody's loved you", "High as a mountain, deep as a river"?
C
River Deep, Mountain High
D
Come Rain or Come Shine
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Q6.
According to Greek legend, who did Leander visit nightly by swimming across the Hellespont?
Note: This question was updated in January 2019
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Q7.
Dodge Morgan, who became famous in 1986 at age 54 when he sailed solo around the globe without stops in 150 days (breaking the record of 292 days), had become a millionaire by operating a company that manufactured what from 1971 to 1983?
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