Daily Quiz #2691
General Knowledge Quiz for Tuesday, 31 May 2016
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Q1.
Where was the testing ground for British nuclear weapons in 1957?
A
Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, in the Pacific
C
Christmas Island, in the Indian Ocean
D
Christmas Island, one of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, in the Pacific
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Q2.
In plays performed "in the round" where does the audience sit in relation to the playing area?
B
In a semicircle in front
C
They are the playing area - the actors play in among the audience
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Q3.
From Bordeaux, France, which of these harbours on the other side of the Atlantic is closest to due west?
Note: This question was updated in February 2022
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Q4.
From 1971 to 1992 who was awarded the Ballon d'Or in football the most times?
Note: This question was updated in August 2020
D
All three were first equal
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Q5.
In parts of the UK what does "tethera" mean?
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Q6.
Over the course of 17 years from 1985 to 2002 what did actor Whoopi Goldberg complete, one of only twelve people to do so?
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Q7.
If a forest fire reaches a hill how does it change?
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