Daily Quiz #3224
General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 15 November 2017
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Q1.
In mid August 2017 the yachts Bagheera and the Snow Dragon II, with a crew of 10 and a dog called Fukumi, sailed on what expedition?
A
To sail round the world non-stop without resupply
B
To sail through the North-East Passage
C
To sail to the North Pole
D
To circumnavigate the new size Antarctica after Larsen C ice shelf calved its 5,800 sq km iceberg
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Q2.
The line in Christopher Marlowe's "Dr Faustus", "Was this the face that launched a thousand ships and burnt the topless towers of Ilium", is an example of which figure of speech?
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Q3.
Sasha and Malia are the daughters of which political figure?
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Q4.
What specially built city has been the capital of Nigeria since 1991, when it was moved from Lagos?
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Q5.
What other book is the author of "A Child's Garden of Verses" (1885), initially published under the title of "Penny Whistles", particularly well-known for?
C
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
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Q6.
At the first World Karate Championships in 1970 in Japan which countries gained the greatest medal totals - Japan, USA, Canada and what other country?
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Q7.
Which of these is a rodent?
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