Daily Quiz #2022
General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 1 August 2014
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Q1.
Life on Mars, the popular UK TV series from BBC Wales 2006-7, with UK sequel and spin-offs in the USA, Spain and Russia, was earlier declined by the BBC for what reason?
A
"There are too many sci-fi and psycho dramas on the books"
C
"It's going to be silly"
D
Political disagreements with the show's creators
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2
Q2.
How many geographic Poles are there related to the planet Earth?
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3
Q3.
What type of beer takes its name from the German word for "storage"?
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4
Q4.
Which of these countries does not have a capital city where the name starts and ends with the same letter?
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5
Q5.
Frédéric Chopin is best known for his compositions for which instrument?
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Q6.
What was the last major land battle between England and France?
A
Battle of the Bulge, 1944
B
Battle of Waterloo, 1815
C
Battle of Culloden, 1746
D
Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
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Q7.
In 2009 Artem Silchenko was first in the Red Bull World Series held at Antalya, Turkey & Sisikon, Switzerland in which sport?
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