Daily Quiz #1275
General Knowledge Quiz for Sunday, 15 July 2012
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1
Which recording plays as the first song of the new year in Times Square?
A
"New York, New York" by Frank Sinatra
B
"Auld Lang Syne" by Guy Lombardo's The Royal Canadians
C
"Sunday in New York" by Peter Nero
D
"This Land Is Your Land" by Woody Guthrie
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2
What organisation was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1917, 1944 and 1963?
B
The Society of Friends (Quakers)
C
International Committee of the Red Cross
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3
What phrase means to speak under one's breath, literally "under voice"?
Note: This question was updated in August 2022
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4
Which of these was a world famous drug dealer?
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5
Which country, whose capital is Doha, has a population of 1.6 million and an average daily temperature in June and July of 40 degrees Celsius, was ruled until 2013 by Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani?
Note: This question was updated in May 2021
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6
What natural effect is only visible during a total eclipse of the sun?
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7
With which sport is Don Bradman associated?
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