Daily Quiz #2818
General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 5 October 2016
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1
Which of these facts about The Beatles' album cover Help! (1965) is not true?
A
All of the pictures are reversed, and the images on the original US album are out of order
B
It was originally going to show them signaling "HELP" but the letters did not look good graphically
C
The first cover shot for the album was four dogs, with the Beatles' heads graphically attached
D
The message is supposed to be "LPUS" ("help us")
Select from the options above.
2
The first railway line across the U S A, from the East Coast to San Francisco via Chicago, Omaha and Salt Lake City, was completed in what year?
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3
The Mammoth Cave, near Louisville, Kentucky is famous for what?
B
Stalagmites and stalactites
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4
FITA was founded in 1931 in Lwow in Poland to promote and regulate what sport worldwide?
D
Racing touring automobiles
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5
Which screen actor, well-known for roles in fiction work, switched genres in 2016 to appear in a world-wide famous television series celebrating cars and driving?
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6
What device found on ships from the 18th century, consists of a telescope, a graduated arc and two mirrors, one of which is attached to a moveable arm?
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7
On the US television show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", what appears on Buffy’s tombstone the second time she dies?
B
Here lies the true slayer.
C
Devoted daughter, sister, and friend.
D
She saved the world. A lot.
Select from the options above.
