Daily Quiz #3513
General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 31 August 2018
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Q1.
Where is the world's lowest area of land, i.e. the land which lies at the deepest "elevation" below sea level?
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2
Q2.
What function do palps, or pedipalps, serve for spiders?
B
Injecting poison into prey
D
Secondary sexual organs
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3
Q3.
Which US president was known as "Tricky Dicky"?
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4
Q4.
The screenplay for which 2000 film, set against the UK miners' strike in County Durham in 1984 & 1985, was inspired in part by A. J. Cronin's novel "The Stars Look Down"?
A
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands
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5
Q5.
In the game of piquet what does the optional declaration of "carte blanche" mean?
A
The declarer has no court cards in their hand
B
The declarer withdraws from playing the round
C
The declarer wishes to discard their hand and draw a completely new hand from the pack
D
A card accidentally exposed during the deal will not be played
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6
Q6.
In 1858 the Mughal Emperor in India was defeated in battle, and deposed by whom or what?
C
The British East India Company
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7
Q7.
What is a name for the written version of a glottal stop?
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