Daily Quiz #1895
General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 27 March 2014
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1
Which of these countries reaches furthest north?
Note: This question was updated in July 2016
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2
Which of these is an endocrine gland about the size of a pea and weighing 0.5 g (0.02 oz.), a protrusion off the bottom of the hypothalamus at the base of the brain that rests in a small, bony cavity (sella turcica)?
Note: This question was updated in October 2022
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3
What type of instrument is a sitar?
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4
What was the name of the security organisation that operated in East Germany during the Cold War?
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5
Which of these are books by Sebastian Faulks?
A
"Great Expectations", "The Pickwick Papers" & "Bleak House"
B
"Goldfinger", "Octopussy" & "From Russia With Love"
C
"Birdsong", "Charlotte Gray" & "On Green Dolphin Street"
D
"The IPCRESS File", "Horse Under Water" & "Funeral in Berlin"
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6
Which of these is a book by John Steinbeck?
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7
Which trophy, damaged by Benjamin Peri Nathan with a sledgehammer in March 1997, was restored to its original condition, free of charge, by London silversmiths Garrard & Co., who had made it in 1848?
C
The William Webb Ellis Trophy
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