Daily Quiz #2979
General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 15 March 2017
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Q1.
Which Iron Maiden album, their third and the first to be released with Bruce Dickinson as vocalist, reached No 1 in the UK charts and at the same time went platinum in the USA?
C
The Number of the Beast
D
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
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Q2.
Sao Paolo and Rio de Janeiro are on the coastal termination of what mountain range?
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3
Q3.
In 1932 King George V became the first British monarch to do what?
A
Broadcast a Christmas Message to the nation and the Empire, soon to become the Commonwealth
B
Abdicate in favour of his daughter
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4
Q4.
What amorphous form of graphite or pure carbon is used mainly as a lubricant for machinery?
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5
Q5.
When was the 250cc class motorcycle replaced by the new Moto2 600 cc four-stroke class in the FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix?
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Q6.
"A man, a plan, a canal, Panama!" is an example of what?
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Q7.
What was first brought to Europe by Francisco Fernandes, and sent as a treat by Jean Nicot to Catherine de Medici?
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