Daily Quiz #1962
General Knowledge Quiz for Monday, 2 June 2014
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Q1.
Someone who tells lies is said to be what?
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Q2.
In which country, on June 1, 2001, was there a massacre in the royal palace when King Birendra, Queen Aiswarya, Crown Prince Dipendra and 7 other members of the royal family were killed?
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Q3.
Who began her career at 3 in TV commercials, at 8 made her film debut in Woody Allen's "Oedipus Wrecks" (part of the anthology "New York Stories"), at 9 played Tom Hanks's daughter in "Bonfire of the Vanities", at 12 was in "Dark Page" (an episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation") and had her career breakthrough in "Interview with the Vampire", playing a child vampire with Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt?
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Q4.
The island Commonwealth of Dominica sits in which sea or ocean?
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Q5.
A way of looking at mathematical relationships and operations using abstract symbols instead of specific numbers is called what?
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Q6.
The 1976 Summer Olympics were boycotted by a number of African nations, for what reason?
A
New Zealand was included, and had recently toured its rugby team in apartheid South Africa
B
To support Taiwan's boycott when told it could not compete under the title Republic of China
C
Some were not allowed to compete under separate identities
D
Severe economic hardship and droughts
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Q7.
What do Cliff Richard, The Who, Eric Clapton, Wham!, Elton John, The Police, George Martin, The Beatles and John Lennon have in common?
A
Winning the "Outstanding contribution" BRIT award
B
Providing the theme song for a "James Bond" film
C
Having records released by Motown records
D
Attending the London School of Economics
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