Daily Quiz #1463
General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 19 January 2013
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1
For the type of bet called a "Quinella", how many horses are picked?
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2
Which cable suspension road bridge, known as "Galloping Gertie", was completely destroyed due to "aeroelastic flutter" on 7 November 1940?
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3
Aberdeen is known as what?
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4
Joseph Pulitzer, founder of the Pulitzer Prizes, made his fortune from what?
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5
The first father and son win at the Oscars was in 1948 when John Huston won the award for Directing and for Writing Adapted Screenplay and his father Walter Huston won the award for Best Supporting Actor. Which film had they worked on together to win these awards?
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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
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6
What is the term used in wine making for the catalyst function that turns grape juice into an alcoholic beverage when yeast interacts with sugars in the juice to create ethanol and carbon dioxide?
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7
Which of these is a type of semi-automatic pistol?
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