Daily Quiz #1312
General Knowledge Quiz for Tuesday, 21 August 2012
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Q1.
What chemicals are used to transmit messages to other animals of the same species?
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Q2.
In England, what breed of dog is raced in an industry which, in 2007, attracted gates of around 3.2 million people at over 5,750 meetings across 26 stadiums?
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Q3.
What type of music is Handel's "Messiah"?
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Q4.
Which of these lakes is the largest by area?
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Q5.
The element cobalt gets its name from the German word for what?
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Q6.
Which country was proclaimed a People's Republic on 1 October 1949, following the defeat of forces led by Chiang Kai-shek?
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Q7.
The lyrics for which of these shows were not written by Stephen Sondheim?
Note: This question was updated in January 2021
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