Daily Quiz #3218
General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 9 November 2017
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Q1.
Which UK TV series dealt with middle class lifestyle and customs in Liverpool from 1860 to 1886, at sea and ashore?
C
Boys from the Blackstuff
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2
Q2.
Who won the 500cc Motorcycle World Championship in 1976 & 1977 and retired from racing in 1984?
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3
Q3.
What are the main ingredient(s), apart from herbs and butter, of the paste known as duxelles?
A
Duck livers and mushrooms
D
Mushrooms and onions or shallots
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4
Q4.
In September 1581, Francis Drake became mayor of which of these cities?
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5
Q5.
In an operation headed by Ali Hassan al-Majid (a cousin of then Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein), Iraq used the deadly nerve gas Sarin against what minority in 1987 and 1988?
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Q6.
Which of these lakes is not one of the 4 that borders the state of Michigan in the USA?
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Q7.
In economics, what is TWI?
B
Trans World Incorporation
C
Trending While Intransigent
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