Daily Quiz #2445
General Knowledge Quiz for Monday, 28 September 2015
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1
On 15 May 2002, FIFA announced that which nation would host the Football (soccer) World Cup in 2010?
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2
Herodotus, Josephus, Michael King, Simon Schama and Edward Gibbon share what common focus?
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3
Which lake in Canada has the same name as a constellation?
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4
Which of these is a book by Ian Fleming that has James Bond as one of its characters?
D
Murder on the Orient Express
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5
The root of the word "carotid", as used for arteries carrying blood to the head, is the Greek for what?
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6
Which way is it likely that the head of the successor of Queen Elizabeth II will face on a British coin?
Note: This question was updated in September 2022
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7
Who wrote "Ann Veronica", a novel first published in 1909 that deals with contemporary political issues of the time, concentrating specifically on feminist issues?
C
William Makepeace Thackeray
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