Daily Quiz #1247
General Knowledge Quiz for Sunday, 17 June 2012
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1
Which of these words is sometimes applied to the conductor of an orchestra?
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2
Which of these is the largest natural satellite in the solar system?
Note: This question was updated in November 2019
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3
What is the next in the series: Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanganyika, Uganda, Zanzibar, Kenya, Malawi, Zambia, Gambia, Botswana, Lesotho, Mauritius
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4
In 1859, Colonel Edwin L Drake created the first what in the USA, in Pennsylvania?
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Photographic film processing system
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5
In golf, the Ryder Cup and the biennial Presidents Cup for teams representing the USA and International (non-European) players are unusual in that they use what scoring system?
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6
Besides Meredith Vieira, who has been the host of the US version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" since it began airing in 1999?
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7
Which of these is a small chain of islands that connects Sri Lanka to southern India?
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