Daily Quiz #2196
General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 22 January 2015
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1
Benjamin Caunt (1815-1861) from Nottinghamshire, England's heavy weight champion boxer 1838-1845 although his fights occasionally suffered claims of fouls, is popularly supposed to have been the source of what name?
A
Big Ben, the bell hung in 1858 in the clock in Westminster
B
The village of Caunton in Nottinghamshire
C
Benzene, first isolated and named 1825-1845
D
Ebenezer Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol" (1843) by Charles Dickens
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2
What is the more common name for methylenedioxymethamphetamine?
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3
Dragon boat racing, as part of a complex of ceremonies, is thought to have originated where?
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4
Where did the "Mayflower", carrying the Pilgrim Fathers, early settlers to Massachusetts, America, sail from in 1620?
Note: This question was updated in April 2022
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5
Rafael de la Cruz Franco Ojeda was President (1936-37), and later founder and leader of the Febrerista Party which sparked a civil war, in which country?
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6
Who was Britain's only Prime Minister of Jewish birth?
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7
Who hosted the Oscar ceremony in 2014?
A
Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin
C
Anne Hathaway and James Franco
D
Jon Stewart and Chris Rock
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