Daily Quiz #1841
General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 1 February 2014
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Q1.
What name was given to both of the Acts that united the parliaments of England and Scotland in 1707, and those of Britain and Ireland in 1800?
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Q2.
At the medal ceremonies for events at the Olympics, national anthems are played for those who have which placing(s)?
B
First and second places
C
First, second and third places
D
First, second, third and fourth places
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Q3.
Haughton impact crater, at latitude 75 degrees north one of the most northerly impact craters known, is located where?
Note: This question was updated in March 2023
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Q4.
Thomas Lanier Williams III, American playwright, became better known under what name?
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Q5.
What is a Chinese-inspired meat dumpling-style snack food that normally consists of a large ball of pork or other meat, cabbage and flavourings, encased in a wrapper similar to that of a more traditional dumpling?
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Q6.
What was broadcast in 2012 on Fox News Channel's Studio B which caused it to issue an on-air apology almost immediately afterwards?
A
A "wardrobe malfunction"
B
Live broadcast of the suicide of the object of a police pursuit in Arizona
C
Swearing in the studio caught on a microphone inadvertently left live
D
A 3-second section of a snuff movie being used in a court case
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Q7.
What is the painful and incurable, so far, condition characterised by uterine cells growing outside the uterus?
A
Endometrial intraepithelial neoplasia
B
Endometrial hyperplasia
C
Polycystic ovary syndrome
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