Daily Quiz #2748
General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 27 July 2016
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Q1.
What fictional village was the setting for a 1963 novel by Spike Milligan?
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2
Q2.
Who was "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"?
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Q3.
How is an ice hockey puck prepared for a game?
A
It is painted green to increase visibility for TV broadcasts
B
It is polished to increase slideability
C
It is heated to increase flexibility
D
It is frozen to reduce bouncing during the game
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Q4.
A species of the plant artemisia used to be a main ingredient in what drink?
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Q5.
Where is the Klondike River?
A
Yukon Territory, Canada
C
British Columbia, Canada
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Q6.
An axolotl is the larva or early form of what?
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Q7.
What word came to mean a disparaging description of British merchants who returned to Britain, having made a fortune in India, was originally the title for a provincial governor or viceroy of specific parts of India?
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