Daily Quiz #1048
General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 1 December 2011
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1
Which of these is a professional association in the UK with the dual roles of learned society and professional body that was formed in 1980 from the merger of the Faraday Society with 3 other societies?
A
The Royal Society of Chemistry
B
The Royal Academy of Arts
C
The Chartered Institute for IT
D
The Geological Society of London
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2
What children's game uses the phrase "What's the time?"
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3
Which country has the largest area and population in South America?
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4
The music of which band finally became available for download from iTunes in November 2010?
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5
Which singer recorded "Unforgettable" in 1951, which his daughter, Natalie Cole, made into a duet with herself in 1991?
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6
Bagòs, Burrino, Casareccio di Gorreto, Crema, Double Gloucester, Gioda, Lancashire, Pierino, Sakura and Tabor are all types of what?
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7
In 1971, on which island was the largest underground test of nuclear weapons ever conducted by the USA?
Note: This question was updated in October 2020
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