Daily Quiz #1981
General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 21 June 2014
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Q1.
Who wrote the first stage musical version of The Phantom of the Opera, and when?
B
Andrew Lloyd Webber 1986
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2
Q2.
Az, buky, vědě and glagoli and dobro are the first 5 letters of which alphabet?
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3
Q3.
The US War of Independence was in which century?
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Q4.
What was the setting for "The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas", a 2008 film directed by Mark Herman starring Asa Butterfield, Jack Scanlon, David Thewlis, and Vera Farmiga, based on the book by John Boyne?
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Q5.
Golf was clearly popular in Scotland in 1457, when James II did what?
A
Established the St Andrews Royal and Ancient Golf Club
B
Formalised the rules of the game
C
Banned it as an unwelcome distraction from learning archery
D
Gave patronage to a Highland dancing team, as a rival to golf's popularity
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Q6.
Andalusia, Aragon, Asturias, Cantabria, Catalunya and Navarre are all autonomous communities of which country?
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Q7.
Humidity measures the quantity of water vapour in the air as a percentage by … what?
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