Daily Quiz #2001
General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 11 July 2014
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1
In the US, what are SEALs?
A
CIA special operations reconnaissance groups
B
An elite special US Navy force
C
Amphibians trained to lay mines
D
Naval underwater demolitions teams
Select from the options above.
2
On 30 August 2012 NASA launched Radiation Belt Storm probes to look at the two doughnut-shaped Van Allen radiation belts of high energy particles encircling the Earth. Three days after the launch they discovered what?
A
The main probe sensors failed
B
The magnetic field holding the belts in place showed a weak point, which strengthened a week later
C
The proportion of alpha particles in the belts was increasing
Select from the options above.
3
On a state visit to Britain in 2003, US President Bush was welcomed by a salute of how many guns?
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4
If you were to sail directly south from Los Angeles, USA, where would you find yourself?
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5
Who retained his title as the World Chess Champion after a challenge from Veselin Topalov in 2010?
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6
What is the first line of "Walk on the Wild Side" by Lou Reed, released as a single in 1972?
A
Jojo was a man who thought he was a loner
C
Holly came from Miami F L A
D
I was born in cross-fire hurricane
Select from the options above.
7
Who wrote "The Old Man of Lochnagar"?
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