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Daily Quiz #1734

General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 17 October 2013

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Q1. The TT on the Isle of Man, first run in 1907, is for what?

Note: This question was updated in January 2021
A
Cars with drivers who don't drink alcohol
B
Motorcycles
C
Table top model train races
D
Visa processing services for European travel
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Q2. The White Horse Temple, established in Luoyang in 68 AD under the patronage of Emperor Ming in the Eastern Han capital Luoyang is, according to tradition, the first temple in China, of what religion?

A
Christian
B
Islamic
C
Buddhist
D
Shinto
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Q3. Edwin Budding invented a tool in 1827 in Thrupp, just outside Stroud in Gloucestershire in the UK which in one of its current forms is used throughout gardens, parks, and sports grounds worldwide. What was it?

A
Sprinkler
B
Dandelion spade
C
Grass roller
D
Lawn mower
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Q4. What is a genus of 422 species of flowering annual, biennial, and perennial plants commonly known as the cranesbills?

A
Bougainvillea
B
Geranium
C
Pelargonium
D
Hydrangea
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Q5. A succession of referendums have been held for which commonwealth to decide whether, among other options, to become the 51st state of the USA?

Note: This question was updated in March 2022
A
Puerto Rico
B
South Georgia
C
Dominica
D
The Antilles
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Q6. In the first century AD, which rebellious British chieftain, of the Catuvellauni, was taken to Rome in chains?

A
Caratacus
B
Prasutagus
C
Lugotorix
D
Canute
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Q7. Which screen villain likes liver, fava beans and chianti?

A
Dracula
B
Freddy Krueger
C
Hannibal Lecter
D
The Mask
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