Daily Quiz #2044
General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 23 August 2014
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1
Who was instrumental in defeating the Mahdi at Omdurman in 1898, and was British Secretary for War from 1914 until he died on the cruiser "Hampshire" when it struck a mine on 5 June 1916?
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Horatio Herbert Kitchener
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2
What geological formation characterises the coastline of Norway?
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3
The name of which cheese describes its method of manufacture, of being "cooked again"?
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4
Where would you find the metatarsal bone?
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5
In 2014, who was President of the IOC?
Note: This question was updated in June 2023
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6
Which king of Egypt abdicated in favour of his infant son in July 1952?
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7
Iron Maiden, Saxon, Def Leppard, Van Halen, Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath are associated with what style of music?
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