Daily Quiz #1081
General Knowledge Quiz for Tuesday, 3 January 2012
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1
What word's original meaning was "the hearing of a person's confession and their absolution before their execution"?
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2
The song "Love is All Around" by Wet Wet Wet featured on the soundtrack for which 1994 film?
A
The Shawshank Redemption
C
Four Weddings and a Funeral
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3
Alsace, Aquitaine, Auvergne, Bourgogne, Bretagne, Limousin and Lorraine are all regions of which country?
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4
Andy Green, driving Thrust SSC, did what in 1997?
A
Won the Indianapolis 500 race
C
Drove across the USA in less than 5 days
D
Broke the land speed record
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5
Where are the pleurae, bronchi and alveoli?
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6
Who directed the 1993 film "Schindler's List", which was based on the novel "Schindler's Ark" by Thomas Keneally?
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7
Why is the ship the "Mayflower" famous?
A
It won the America's Cup 5 consecutive times from 1830
B
It was one of the 3 ships used by Christopher Columbus to reach North America in 1492
C
It helped to sink the German battleship "The Bismarck" in 1941
D
It carried settlers to North America in 1620
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