Daily Quiz #1294
General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 3 August 2012
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Q1.
What is a steam packet?
A
A ship sailing a regular service between two ports
C
An extra engine attached to a train
D
The amount of vapour moved by three 1 inch fan blades at 500 r.p.m.
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Q2.
Which supertanker carrying 120,000 tons of crude oil was shipwrecked off the western coast of Cornwall, England in March 1967, resulting in Blackburn Buccaneer planes dropping forty-two 1,000lb bombs on it?
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Q3.
Which of these is NOT a type of pony?
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Q4.
What is the occupation of the serial killer hero of the TV series "Dexter"?
A
A blood spatter analyst for the Miami Metro Police Department
B
A medical orderly in Sacred Heart Hospital
C
A reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle
D
A free-lance photographer working out of Chicago
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Q5.
Which is an official spoken language of China?
Note: This question was updated in May 2021
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Q6.
What team has controversial quarterback Michael Vick played for in the National Football League in the USA?
Note: This question was updated in April 2021
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Q7.
What was US president John Kennedy's middle name?
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