Daily Quiz #1245
General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 15 June 2012
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1
What is "UDFy-38135539" which was calculated in October 2010 to be 13 billion light years away?
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2
Which of these countries is landlocked?
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3
In cricket, what fielding position is on the boundary behind the wicket keeper, on the off side?
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4
What was the largest empire in history, that began with maritime exploration in the 15th century, and by 1921 governed about 458 million people and covered about 36.6 million km² (14.2 million square miles), about a quarter of the world's population and of the Earth's area?
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5
Katia Zatuliveter, who was deported from the UK in December 2010 on suspicion of spying for the Russians, worked in the House of Commons for which MP?
A
Denis MacShane (Rotherham) Labour initially
B
Matthew Hancock (West Suffolk) Conservative
C
Michael Hancock (Portsmouth South) Liberal Democrats
D
Michael Gove (Surrey Heath) Conservative
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6
Peruvian Lina Medina, aged 5, made history in 1939 as the youngest person to do what?
A
Win a gold medal at an international gymnastics competition
C
Swim 50m freestyle in under 30 seconds
D
Sail solo around South America
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7
William Wordsworth wrote several of his best known works while living where?
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