Daily Quiz #3147
General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 30 August 2017
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1
South Africa, Australia and New Zealand were designated "Dominions" in the early part of which century?
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2
A
A rounded glaciated valley
B
The saddle between two mountain peaks
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3
International Committee of Sport for the Deaf (ICSD) rules state that competitors at a Deaflympics must not ...?
A
Pull a competitor's clothing to get attention once in the competition zone
B
Use a hearing aid or cochlear implant during warmup/competition in the restricted zone for the sport
C
Take their own sign language interpreter
D
Wear reflective clothing which could confuse when lights are used as signals in competition
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4
Who or what was Captain Flint in Robert Louis Stevenson's "Treasure Island"?
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5
What is the title of an American comedy-drama presented mostly as the daydreams of Dr. John "J.D." Dorian, that follows the lives of employees of Sacred Heart, a teaching hospital?
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6
Minsk, capital of Belarus, is twinned with over 20 other cities, including which?
A
Wellington, New Zealand
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7
What gave rise to the phrase "mad as a hatter"?
A
The fashion for extreme hat styles in the 19th century
B
The use of mercury in 19th century hat making
C
The character in "Alice in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll
D
Their premises were always the cheap ones near the local asylum for the mentally disturbed
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