Daily Quiz #3635
General Knowledge Quiz for Monday, 31 December 2018
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Q1.
Which of these is a professional association in the UK with the dual roles of learned society and professional body that was formed in 1980 from the merger of the Faraday Society with 3 other societies?
A
The Royal Society of Chemistry
B
The Royal Academy of Arts
C
The Chartered Institute for IT
D
The Geological Society of London
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2
Q2.
The Eddystone Rocks are 14 miles from which part of the UK?
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3
Q3.
What were the family of Chinese Communist leader, Chiang Kai Shek, known as?
B
Prosperous salt merchants
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4
Q4.
In 1999, who became Britain's first undisputed boxing heavyweight world champion?
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5
Q5.
Which of these was a successful group in the 1970s?
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Q6.
What ship, formerly called USS "Phoenix" which saw action in World War II, became the first to be sunk by a nuclear-powered submarine, in 1982?
A
The Argentine cruiser "General Belgrano"
B
The Indian frigate Khukri
C
The German battleship "Bismarck"
D
The British Aircraft carrier "Royal Oak"
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Q7.
Which of these terms describes a phrase such as "nurses run"?
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