Daily Quiz #1580
General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 16 May 2013
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Q1.
Which of these people was not assassinated between 1900 and 1910?
A
Boutros Ghali, Prime Minister of Egypt
B
Umberto I, King of Italy
C
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
D
Carlos I , King of Portugal and Luiz Filipe, Crown Prince of Portugal
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Q2.
When was the last major volcanic activity at Mount St Helens, Washington USA?
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Q3.
What compound in the human body acts as a neurotransmitter and helps to regulate temperature?
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4
Q4.
Phil Taylor (1960-now), ranked world number one in 2012 in the Professional Darts Corporation order of merit, holds a record 16 darts World Championship titles; in what year did he win his first World Championship?
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Q5.
What respected psychology professor, after exposure to LSD, wrote "The Politics of Ecstasy" and devised the phrase "Turn on, tune in, drop out"?
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Q6.
Who played Vyvyan, a psychotic punk metal medical student with orange-dyed & spiked hair and four metal stars embedded in his forehead, in the UK TV series "The Young Ones"?
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Q7.
What are the first words of the hymn written by Henry Francis Lyte in 1847 that continues "Fast falls the Eventide"?
A
Onward Christian soldiers
C
Silent night, holy night
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