Daily Quiz #1229
General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 30 May 2012
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1
Who, it is said, did similar deals with Dr Faustus, Robert Johnson and Niccolò Paganini?
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2
What separates Wales from Devon, England?
B
The mountains of Snowdonia
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3
What name is given to the concept that an animal hitting keys at random on a typewriter for an infinite amount of time will almost surely type a particular chosen text, such as the complete works of William Shakespeare?
A
Infinite monkey theorem
D
The Concept of Literary Accident
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4
What workers make up the majority of the Teamsters Union in the USA?
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5
Which of these is a South Korean island that was shelled by North Korean artillery on 23 November 2010?
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6
What is it called when, at the start of a snooker game, the white ball is hit onto the other balls, which are neatly arranged in the shape of a triangle?
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7
Canadian folk music singer-songwriter, Kate McGarrigle, who died in 2010, was the mother of whom?
B
Rufus and Martha Wainwright
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