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Daily Quiz #1445

General Knowledge Quiz for Tuesday, 1 January 2013

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Q1. The symptoms for which poisoning include seizures, a "sawhorse" stance, rigid extension of all four limbs and respiratory paralysis?

A
Strychnine
B
Cyanide
C
Atropine
D
Carbon monoxide
Select from the options above.

Q2. In the film "Batman Forever", released in 1995, who played the villain called "The Riddler"?

A
Jim Carrey
B
Jack Nicholson
C
Tommy Lee Jones
D
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Select from the options above.

Q3. At the 1963 Oscars, Best Picture winner Tom Jones became the only film in history to do which of these?

A
Have 3 nominations for Best Supporting Actress
B
Won all of Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress
C
Won Best Actor and Best Actress
D
Be nominated for over 20 awards and win none
Select from the options above.

Q4. Early raids by British Commando units between March 1941 and April 1943, Operations "Claymore", "Anklet", "Archery", "Musketoon" and "Checkmate", destroyed fish-oil factories, petrol dumps, sank ships, damaged factories and warehouses, resulted in permanent closure of a hydroelectric power plant and an aluminium plant, and captured German troops, encryption equipment and codebooks; where were they carried out?

A
France
B
Norway
C
Switzerland
D
Czechoslovakia
Select from the options above.

Q5. Where was the first permanent European settlement established in North America?

A
Massachusetts
B
Virginia
C
Florida
D
Maine
Select from the options above.

Q6. Where were the 2012 Paralympics held?

A
Paraguay
B
Copacabana
C
At Chequers, UK
D
London, UK
Select from the options above.

Q7. Leaders in a cub scout pack are named after the characters in which book?

A
"Master and Commander" by Patrick O'Brian
B
"The Wind in the Willows" by Kenneth Grahame
C
"The Jungle Book" by Rudyard Kipling
D
The "Hornblower" series of books by C. S. Forester
Select from the options above.
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