Daily Quiz #2649
General Knowledge Quiz for Tuesday, 19 April 2016
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1
What is the regulation space in a croquet hoop?
A
1/32" (0.8mm) wider than the largest ball used in a game
B
1/32" (0.8mm) on each side of the largest ball used in a game
C
2mm wider than the average size of used in a game
D
3mm wider than the average size of used in a game
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2
A pyroclastic flow from a volcano is called that, strictly speaking, because it what ...?
A
Burns everything in its path
C
Comes from a fiery place
D
Contains rock pieces and gas broken by fire
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3
Who wrote, between 2003 and 2008, "Little Red", "Little Red's Christmas Story", "Little Red's Summer Adventure" and "Tea for Ruby"?
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4
In 2003, Rebecca Wade became the first female editor of which British newspaper?
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5
Which city was hit by a magnitude 6.2 earthquake about 5 kilometers below its centre at 12:29 a.m. 23 December 1972, killing around 5,000 of the 400,000 population, injuring 20,000 and leaving over 250,000 homeless?
A
Guatemala City, Guatemala.
C
Haiyuan, Ningxia-Gansu, China
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6
Wholesale trade in diamonds, and diamond cutting, is limited to few locations. Which of these is not one of them?
Note: This question was updated in November 2022
A
Cape Town, South Africa
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7
What is the name for the masses of lymphoid tissue between the nose and throat that are sometimes removed by an operation in cases where enlargement is having a detrimental effect on health?
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