Daily Quiz #3521
General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 8 September 2018
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Q1.
Where is the habitat of the snail known as the common nerite (Theodoxus fluviatilis)?
D
Large flowing rivers, and in brackish water
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2
Q2.
The modern Oxford-Cambridge University boating course runs from Putney to where?
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3
Q3.
On 1 July 1867 which of these happened in Canada?
A
The National Council of Women of Canada is founded
B
Alexander Graham Bell displays his new invention, the telephone, to his family
C
"O Canada" is first performed
D
Colonies are united as a confederate state to become the Dominion of Canada
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Q4.
What is the contraction of the German "Geheime Staatspolizei" used in English?
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Q5.
What song plays at the end of the film "You've Got Mail" when the two lead characters meet in the park?
A
Don't Stop Thinkin' About Tomorrow
C
I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
D
Somewhere Over The Rainbow
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Q6.
Which English dramatist, poet and translator of the Elizabethan era had a mysterious and untimely death?
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Q7.
Where is the Andaman Sea?
A
To the west of Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, and the Malay Peninsula.
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