Daily Quiz #1132
General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 23 February 2012
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Q1.
The .. what ... of dawn is in the very early morning?
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Q2.
During his career from 1959 to 1993, who battled more than 2,000 fires in oil and natural gas wells, notably in 1962 when he tackled a fire at a gas field in the Sahara nicknamed the Devil's Cigarette Lighter, a 450-foot (137 m) flame?
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Q3.
Who created the comic strip "Garfield"?
A
Brant Parker and Johnny Hart
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Q4.
Which of these was an American baseball player who holds the record for most World Series home runs?
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Q5.
Student protests on the streets of central Dublin on 3 November 2010 involving 25,000 to 40,000 protesters, and in London 2 weeks later with 10,000 protesters, were in opposition to what?
B
Military action in Afghanistan
D
A proposed increase in university fees & cuts to student grants
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Q6.
What is the approximate speed of light in miles per second?
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Q7.
The term lusophone relates to which language?
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