Daily Quiz #1013
General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 27 October 2011
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1
What was the name of the last of NASA's five space shuttles to be built?
Note: This question was updated in October 2022
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2
In 1947, Chuck Yeager was the first to do what in an aeroplane?
A
Fly under the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco
C
Break the sound barrier
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3
Where would you find a major domo?
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4
Which of these is the name given to a strong, dry, dust-laden local wind that blows in the Sahara, Palestine, Israel, Jordan, Syria, and the deserts of Arabian Peninsula?
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5
In "Through the Looking Glass", Alice reads the "Jabberwocky" in an unusual way. What is it?
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6
The US Civil War was fought between the Union Army and which other?
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7
What was the name of the autobiography of motor racing commentator Murray Walker, published in 2003?
A
Unless I'm Very Much Mistaken
C
He's Watching with his Injured Knee
D
Unique, Except for the Other One
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