Daily Quiz #2083
General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 1 October 2014
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Q1.
If, in expressing the past tense of "sink", the word "have" is not used as part of the verb, what is the correct form?
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Q2.
The main ingredients of gunpowder are saltpetre, charcoal and what else?
Note: This question was updated in February 2022
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Q3.
In tennis, the annual Grand Slam season consists of the French Open, the U.S. Open, the Wimbledon Championship and which other?
B
Queen's Club Championships
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Q4.
Which of these islands are the furthest south?
A
The Prince Edward Islands
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Q5.
What was the political background on the day when Ike and Tina Turner and John Lee Hooker were inducted into the USA's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
A
The UN Security Council voted unanimously to condemn Israel's treatment of the Palestinians
B
USA announced it was starting Operation Desert Storm, the Gulf War
C
Nelson Mandela and Mangosuthu Buthelezi agree to end violence between their political parties
D
Soviet forces attacked Vilnius in an attempt to stop Lithuanian independence
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Q6.
In 2004 the result of a UK/French architectural and engineering collaboration was opened, ranked as one of the greatest engineering achievements; what is it?
Note: This question was updated in August 2023
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Q7.
Which name is associated with the IT developments which grew into Microsoft?
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