Daily Quiz #2917
General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 12 January 2017
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Q1.
Brucellosis is what kind of disease?
C
Only transmitted sexually
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2
Q2.
Which dancer had success on stage with his sister Adele before achieving fame in films with Ginger Rogers?
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3
Q3.
Which one of these is not named Mumtaz Mahal?
A
A crater on the asteroid 433 Eros
B
The wife of Shah Jahan, buried in the Taj Mahal
C
A half-human, half-fox exhibit at Karachi Zoo
D
A thoroughbred racehorse, described as the most important brood mare of the 20th century
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4
Q4.
Who wrote "Badjelly The Witch", "A Little Pot Boiler" and "Small Dreams Of A Scorpion"?
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5
Q5.
The Republic of China (ROC) did not compete at the Montreal Olympics in 1976 because the People's Republic of China (PRC) pressured the organisers to stop them competing under that name. What name did the ROC use when it next competed in 1984?
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6
Q6.
In 2016 the Philippines elected its 16th President, on a platform which included what?
A
He sanctioned extra-judicial killing of drug dealers
B
Amnesty for all political prisoners
C
Seizing back maritime territory in which China had built
D
Making Hinduism the official religion
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Q7.
Which US state borders Canada and the Connecticut River, and has the Green Mountains running through its centre?
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