Daily Quiz #3188
General Knowledge Quiz for Tuesday, 10 October 2017
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Q1.
What word is used to describe how to remove rubber from trees?
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Q2.
Eleven Israelis, five Palestinians and a West German police officer sadly hit headlines during what event in 1972?
A
Summer Olympics in Munich
B
A protest march against internment in Bogside, Ireland
C
Eurovision Song Contest
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Q3.
Which village, now a suburb of Dublin, was famed for an annual rowdy fair that was held between 1204 and 1855?
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Q4.
In the British sitcom "Absolutely Fabulous", what is the name of Edina's daughter?
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Q5.
What was the immediate cause in 1975 of at least 17 years of civil war in Mozambique, displacement of at least four million people, the death of perhaps a million more as a result of violence, famine, and disease, and flight of foreign investment?
A
Invasion by South Africa and Zimbabwe
C
An epidemic of the Black Plague
D
Collapse of three major industries
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Q6.
From which sport do we get the expression "Thrown a curve ball"?
C
Association Football (Soccer)
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Q7.
Who was the leader of the Peasant's Revolt in 1381 who, after killing a poll tax collector, marched on London with supporters and was killed there at Smithfield by the Lord Mayor of London?
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