Daily Quiz #1746
General Knowledge Quiz for Tuesday, 29 October 2013
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1
What is unusual about the skeletons of sharks, skates and rays?
A
They have 20 vestigial "toe bones"
B
The spine is extra flexible
C
They have 50% more bones than other fish
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2
In snooker, what colour ball scores 7 points?
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3
Which Soviet leader was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990?
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4
Which American revolutionary leader wrote the influential pamphlet "Common Sense" in 1776?
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5
Pippin, Haralson, Honeygold, Honeycrisp and Bramley are varieties of what?
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6
What navigation canal, when it opened in 1894, was the world's largest, and, now the 8th longest in the world, is still operating?
B
Birmingham Canal, England
C
Singelgracht Canal, Netherlands
D
Manchester Ship Canal, England
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7
In a 1996 film John Travolta played what character?
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