Daily Quiz #1642
General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 17 July 2013
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1
In which country is the Arab Spring recognised as first taking hold?
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2
Snowflake was the name of what albino animal that died in the Barcelona Zoo in 2003?
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3
The military aeroplanes the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), the F-22 Raptor, the F-15 Eagle, the F-16 Falcon, the C-17 Globemaster III, the EA-6B Prowler, and the F-111 are powered by engines from which manufacturer?
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4
The aim of a hot dog eating contest is to ...?
A
Eat the hottest hot dogs
B
Eat a set number of hot dogs with the greatest elegance
C
Eat the most hot dogs in a set time
D
Give them a good wash and cool them down so that small children can eat them easily
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5
The New Spitalfields Market in Leyton, East London, deals in what?
D
Fruit, vegetables and flowers
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6
With what profession was Vidal Sassoon most associated?
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7
The Spanish playwright, poet, musician, artist, theatre director Federico Garcia Lorca (1898-1936) is best known for which of these?
A
The Rural trilogy Blood Wedding, Yerma, and The House of Bernarda Alba
B
The Butterfly's Evil Spell
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