Daily Quiz #2901
General Knowledge Quiz for Tuesday, 27 December 2016
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Q1.
At the time of her construction in 2003, what was the longest, widest, tallest, largest passenger ship ever built?
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Q2.
James, son of Mary Queen of Scots (who was executed for treason during the reign of Elizabeth I) was the first to use which title?
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Q3.
What song by Kings of Leon gave them their first number 1 single in the UK, charting at the top-spot on digital downloads alone, before its physical release?
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Q4.
The Irishmen William Burke and William Hare were famous for doing what in the early 19th century?
A
Starting a revolution to free Ireland from British rule
B
Exploring central Australia
C
Discovering the existence of X and Y chromosomes
D
Murdering people and selling the bodies
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Q5.
By 2016 36% of Belize's land territory and 13% of Belize's marine territory falls under some form of official protected status; what, and when, was Belize's first gazetted sanctuary for wildlife protection?
A
Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, 1986
B
The island atoll of Half Moon Caye, 1928
C
La Amistad International Park, 1988
D
Parque Nacional La Tigra, 1980
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Q6.
What word is applied to someone who is equally capable with both hands?
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Q7.
Most elite high jumpers used the Straddle technique, Western Roll, Eastern cut-off or Scissors-Jump until the development of which technique, when its inventor's gold medal in the 1968 Summer Olympics brought it to the world's attention?
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