Daily Quiz #2161
General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 18 December 2014
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Q1.
In 1935, which city was chosen to replace Livingstone as the capital of the British colony of Northern Rhodesia, and is now the capital of Zambia?
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Q2.
What sport is played in an area that can vary between 20 x 10 and 30 x 20 metres, with 7 players in play at any one time per side playing for around 8 minutes for each of four periods?
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Q3.
Which Scottish sailor was rescued four years after being put ashore by William Dampier at Juan Fernandez in 1703, for insubordination?
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Q4.
The characters of Doris Schwartz and Leroy Johnson appeared in what 1980s TV series?
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Q5.
Which of these is a unit of radiation exposure?
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Q6.
Which river falls over the Angel Falls, Venezuela, the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall?
Note: This question was updated in April 2023
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Q7.
What phrase is applied to people temporarily in charge of a child?
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