Daily Quiz #1826
General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 17 January 2014
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1
After winning the silver in equestrian dressage 1932 Summer Olympics, why was Swedish rider Bertil Sandström demoted to last?
A
Months later, his horse tested positive for fluphenazine and zuclophenthixol
B
His blood tests indicated the use of darbepoetin
C
Clicking to his horse to encourage it.
D
Swearing at the judges during the competition
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2
Why did the British parliament pass Acts such as the Dress Act (1746), the Act of Proscription (1746), and the Heritable Jurisdictions Act (1746)?
A
To improve the moral tenor of society
B
To destroy the Scottish clan system
C
To regulate commercial transactions
D
To restore the authority of parliament over the king
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3
The oldest commercial TV network in the UK is named what?
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4
Which plant, a bushy herb of the mint family, has a heavy, strong scent, and has been used for centuries in perfumes?
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5
Which of these types of music did not originate in the Caribbean?
Note: This question was updated in July 2017
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6
Hudson Bay, Canada, is directly north of which other bodies of water?
A
Lake Victoria and Lake Tanganyika
B
The Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the Labrador Sea
D
The Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea
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7
Who was the only Prime Minister of Great Britain born outside the British Isles?
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