Daily Quiz #1943
General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 14 May 2014
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1
In the 19th century, Edward Gibbon Wakefield set up which organisation to colonise New Zealand?
C
The Australasian Land Company
D
The New Zealand Company
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2
What religiously affiliated people are associated with Salt Lake City?
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3
Which of these is an opera by Richard Wagner?
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4
Which sporting event has a trophy known as the Claret Jug?
A
The British Rugby League National Championship
B
The World Ocean Yacht Racing Championship
C
The Formula One Constructors' Championship
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5
Who had major hit records in the 1940s with "Beat Me, Daddy, Eight to the Bar", "I'll Be with You in Apple Blossom Time", "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy", "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else but Me)", "Near You" and "Underneath the Arches"?
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6
Which of these whales is the largest toothed animal?
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7
Travelling up the St Lawrence River from its mouth, which is the first major city on its shores?
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