Daily Quiz #2031
General Knowledge Quiz for Sunday, 10 August 2014
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Q1.
What did Bikini Atoll become famous for in 1946?
Note: This question was updated in August 2023
A
As the target for the USA to drop an atomic bomb as a test
B
Inspiring a new type of swimwear
C
As the subject of early research by Jacques Cousteau into its marine life
D
Housing an emerging volcano
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Q2.
In the books by A A Milne, what was Eeyore?
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Q3.
Who was Formula One Champion driver from 2010 to 2013?
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Q4.
Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker and Peter Mayhew are reprising some of the most famous film roles, filming 2014-5, but although they will be seen their faces will never appear. They are, respectively, C-3PO, R2-D2 and which other character?
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Q5.
What complex of artificial biological environments near St Blazey and St Austell in Cornwall was opened to the public in 2001?
C
The Lost Gardens of Heligan
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Q6.
Where would an oxbow be found?
C
In the small bones of the human wrist
D
Clamping beakers in a science laboratory
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Q7.
Where does the dance called the "tarantella" have its roots?
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