Daily Quiz #2005
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Q1. In the 1980s one of the matches between Australia and New Zealand in One Day International cricket was infamous for what?
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Q2. Which of these is a book by Dan Brown?
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Q3. Which of these cities has nicknames including the Granite City, the Grey City, the Silver City with the Golden Sands?
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Q4. A study of bacterial DNA through the 1960s and 1970s isolated and identified a new branch of the tree of life many of whose members live in places extremely hostile to other forms of life. What is it called?
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Q5. It is traditionally distilled from malted barley, grain, potatoes or whey and is one of the strongest alcoholic beverages in the world. What is it?
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Q6. What is the name of the result of the census of England and Wales carried out under the instructions of William I in 1085-6?
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Q7. Who coined the expression "portmanteau words" for words made from combinations of other words, such as "brunch"?
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