Daily Quiz #2166
General Knowledge Quiz for Tuesday, 23 December 2014
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1
Who is referred to by the "Ig" in Ig Nobel prizes?
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No-one, it is a pun to parody the more famous Nobel prize
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2
Which city was founded in 1624 as a commercial trading post by the Dutch, who called it New Amsterdam, and was a nation's capital from 1785 until 1790?
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3
What sport is played with mallets with handles 52 in long, on a field measuring 300 x 160 yards?
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4
What name is given to the death of tissue due to failure of the blood supply?
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5
In a coup in 2006, who seized power in Fiji?
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6
Which film by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger was about a young ballet dancer who defies the producer by being in love with a composer, and starred Moira Shearer, Robert Helpmann and Marius Goring?
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7
What would you expect if you asked for Focaccia in an Italian restaurant?
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