Daily Quiz #2546
General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 7 January 2016
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1
In Morse code, what letter is represented by "dash dash dash"?
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2
Where was a nuclear reactor accident that resulted in a severe release of radioactivity following a massive power excursion which destroyed the reactor on 26 April 1986 at 01:23:45 a.m.?
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3
How many rounds did it take for Lennox Lewis to beat Mike Tyson in 2002?
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4
Despite being named for the Ebola River in Congo the virus was first isolated some distance away; where?
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5
Which Welsh poet (e.g. "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog") wrote a play "Under Milk Wood" that was published posthumously in 1954?
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6
What musical has the characters Christian, Satine, Harold Zidler, The Duke of Monroth, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, The Narcoleptic Argentinean, The Doctor, China Doll, Audrey, Nini Legs-in-the-Air and La Petite Princesse?
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7
What is not true to say of the bog myrtle?
A
It typically grows in acidic peat bogs
C
It is used in Denmark and Sweden to prepare home-flavoured schnapps
D
It is traditionally used in Royal Wedding bouquets
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