Daily Quiz #3052
General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 27 May 2017
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1
What is "A" in the International Radio Alphabet?
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2
Martin Clunes and Neil Morrissey were in which politically incorrect (at least on the surface) comedy UK TV series 1992 to 1997?
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3
What building, erected at Sydenham near London in 1852-54 in 200 acres of grounds and given to the public in 1920, was gutted by fire in 1936 and finally demolished in 1941?
Note: This question was updated in August 2022
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4
In IT systems what does the "P"in "PLC " stand for?
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5
Celebrated merchant Marco Polo 1254-1324, adventurer Francisco Pizzaro c.1475-1541, African-American activist Sojourner Truth (Isabella Baumtree) c.1797-1883, and White Sox player Joe Jackson 1887-1951 shared what?
D
They are not known to have had any children
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6
Of what were He Kexin, Jiang Yuyuan, Yang Yilin and Deng Linlin accused at the 2008 Olympic Games?
A
They had colluded to pass a drug test
B
They had colluded to ensure that He Kexin won a medal
D
They were wearing a type of unauthorised shoe
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7
Who were the British fighting in the Crimean War at the time of the Charge of the Light Brigade?
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