Daily Quiz #3232
General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 23 November 2017
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Q1.
Where can a grunion be found?
A
In debates or arguments, particularly supporting the right of Americans to keep and bear arms
B
Off the coast of California, USA, and Baja California, Mexico
C
Round the shaft of millwheel
D
Ramming the wadding into the bore of a cannon
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2
Q2.
The most famous films of which English-born comedian were "Road To Morocco", "Paleface" and "The Iron Petticoat"?
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3
Q3.
Which British TV series which ran from 1983 to 2010 was named for a character which, since 1994, had not appeared in it?
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4
Q4.
Which of these places is furthest from Perth, Australia?
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5
A
The study of the mechanics of the tongue
B
The study of language and its structure
C
The study of the origin of words and how their meaning and/or shape changes
D
The study of differences between languages
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6
Q6.
Yemen, in addition to being devastated by civil war from 2014, bombings by external allies of the factions, and lack of food, water and medicines, suffered the worst known outbreak of what disease in 2016/7?
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Q7.
When did kabaddi first appear as an event in the Asian Games?
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