Daily Quiz #2794
General Knowledge Quiz for Sunday, 11 September 2016
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1
Most of the mountains in the world with elevations greater than 7,200 metres (23,622 ft) above sea level are found where?
A
The Himalaya and Karakoram ranges
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2
Who wrote the theme tune to the hit TV show The Big Bang Theory?
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3
In 1977, Hamida Djandoubi was involved in what act that was special in French history?
A
He tried to assassinate the President
B
He set off a bomb that destroyed a large shopping mall in Paris
C
He was the last person to be guillotined
D
He was the first Frenchman to swim the English Channel
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4
Which of these is not a species of Chipmunk?
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5
Andreas Thorkildsen set a new Olympic record at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing for throwing what?
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6
What is the Song of Songs part of?
A
The Jewish and Christian Bible
B
"Jesus Christ Superstar"
C
The Lord of the Rings trilogy
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7
Which author wrote novels dealing largely with the sea and seamen, often as reminiscences of a sailor, "Marlow"?
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