Daily Quiz #2054
General Knowledge Quiz for Tuesday, 2 September 2014
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Q1.
Saratoga and Yorktown, USA, are the sites of the defeat of which armies?
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2
Q2.
What is an important Jewish religious site located in the Old City of Jerusalem which dates from the end of the Second Temple period, being constructed around 19 BCE by Herod the Great?
A
The Laughing Kookaburra
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3
Q3.
About how much of the human body is composed of water?
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4
Q4.
Which of these wines comes from Spain?
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5
Q5.
By 2014 how many sports were contested in the Winter Paralympics?
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Q6.
Which of these people was not assassinated between 1900 and 1909?
A
Theodoros Deligiannis, Prime Minister of Greece
B
William McKinley, President of the USA
C
Russian communist leader Leon Trotsky
D
Prince Ito Hirobumi, First Prime Minister of Japan
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Q7.
She is one of the best-selling female artists of all time in a career spanning over five decades, sings in more than 15 languages, performing jazz, pop, opera, cabaret, and folk. What is her name?
D
Olivia Newton-John, Britain/Australia
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