Daily Quiz #1144
General Knowledge Quiz for Tuesday, 6 March 2012
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Q1.
An ostrich is said to bury what in the sand in time of danger?
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Q2.
In the 19th century, the term "penny dreadful" applied to what item?
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Q3.
Which American bluegrass-country singer and fiddler has won 26 Grammy Awards, making her the most awarded female artist (and the third most awarded artist overall) in Grammy history since she recorded for the first time at the age of 14?
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Q4.
The 2008 British film "Slumdog Millionaire" directed by Danny Boyle is an adaptation of what 2005 novel?
A
"The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
B
"Q & A" by Vikas Swarup
C
"Kim" by Rudyard Kipling
D
"Baumgartner's Bombay" by Anita Desai
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Q5.
Which of these Canadian provinces is the largest by population?
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Q6.
On 3 May 2010 United and which other airline announced a stock-swap to combine them into the world's largest airline?
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Q7.
In October 2009, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced the 2016 Summer Olympics from 5 to 21 August 2016 in what city?
Note: This question was updated in September 2020
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