Daily Quiz #1216
General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 17 May 2012
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Q1.
What organisation was founded in 1831 by James Winston, Samuel James Arnold, Samuel Beazley, Sir Andrew Francis Barnard, and Francis Mills to "tend to the regeneration of the Drama"?
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Q2.
In 1995, Steffi Graf became the only tennis player to have won each of the four grand slam events how many times?
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Q3.
Where do aquatic creatures live?
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Q4.
What is the most abundant metal in the Earth's crust?
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Q5.
To which of these does "spud" not refer?
B
A scarecrow in the TV series "Bob the Builder"
C
Daniel Murphy, a character in "Trainspotting" by Irvine Welsh
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Q6.
Which of these was a hit record for trumpeter Eddie Calvert in 1954?
A
Papa Was a Rollin' Stone
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Q7.
In what decade was Queen Elizabeth II born?
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