Daily Quiz #3469
General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 18 July 2018
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1
Who was the star of "High Noon", the American 1952 western film directed by Fred Zinnemann that tells the story of a town marshal who is forced to face a gang of killers by himself?
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2
In medicine, which suffix denotes the surgical removal of something, usually from inside the body?
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3
What right of a defendant was last used in "Ashford v Thornton", an 1818 English legal case that was a private appeal from an acquittal for murder?
C
A woman can refuse to testify against her husband
D
To challenge potential jurors
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4
Where is the term "gongoozler" most often used?
B
Canals or other narrow waterways
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5
In which of these games can the term Grand Slam apply?
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6
The word "Newspeak" was coined in which novel?
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7
The islands of Tristan da Cunha are 2,816 kilometres (1,750 miles) from the nearest land. What country is closest to them?
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