Daily Quiz #1246
General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 16 June 2012
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Q1.
Swiss scientist Albert Hofmann was talking about what when he said "I think that in human evolution it has never been as necessary to have this substance. It is just a tool to turn us into what we are supposed to be. ”?
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Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD)
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Q2.
In which state of the USA is the educational institution known as U. C. L. A.?
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Q3.
Harold I of England was nicknamed "Harold … " what?
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Q4.
The Montreal Biodome in Montreal allows visitors to walk through replicas of four ecosystems found in the Americas. What was the building originally constructed for?
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The velodrome for the 1976 Olympic Games
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Q5.
In Samuel Beckett's play "Waiting For Godot", which 2 characters appear together, briefly, once in each act?
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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
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Q6.
In which country did the idea of Father Christmas coming down the chimney and leaving presents originate?
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Q7.
From 1935 to 1946, the Philippines was officially called The Commonwealth of the Philippines when the country was a commonwealth of which nation?
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