Daily Quiz #3193
General Knowledge Quiz for Sunday, 15 October 2017
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Q1.
The only original member, Ian Paice, still plays drums for which band?
A
Gerry and the Pacemakers
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2
Q2.
What was the first film to be directed by the son of veteran British director Ken Loach?
A
The Spirit of '45 (2013)
B
The Angels' Share (2012)
C
Oranges and Sunshine (2011)
D
Measure of a Man (2017)
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3
Q3.
Which celebrated athlete announced that their last Olympic competition would be the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil?
B
Track athlete Usain Bolt
C
Shot putter Valerie Adams
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4
Q4.
On 16 June 1883 in Sunderland, UK, there was a disaster in which 183 children were asphyxiated; where did it happen?
A
The Sunderland Ice Cave
B
A funfair in Mowbray Park
C
A concert hall called Victoria Hall
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5
Q5.
Which of these Canadian provinces is the largest by land area?
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6
Q6.
What is the name of the principle that "if two explanations account equally well for a particular phenomenon, the one to be chosen is the one with the fewer assumptions"?
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7
Q7.
Under English law, what was the earliest date that a woman could obtain a divorce with the sole ground of adultery?
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