Daily Quiz #3860
General Knowledge Quiz for Tuesday, 13 August 2019
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1
What is the Diet of Worms?
A
A method of torture used at Guantanamo Bay
B
A method used by Oprah Winfrey to reduce weight
C
The religious court that judged Martin Luther in 1521
D
The name for the parliament of Iceland, created in 1944
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2
The names of how many US states begin with "New"?
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3
Which English novelist was arranged to be released from prison in 1703 by Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer, and was employed by him as a spy?
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4
One of the earliest European explorers to reach Australia and New Zealand has which island named after him?
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5
What function must be applied to the numbers 10 and 5 to provide 50 as the result?
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6
The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company specialises in performing works by which of these?
A
Rodgers and Hammerstein
C
Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd-Weber
D
George and Ira Gershwin
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7
What do the initials MCC, of a sports organisation founded in England in 1787, stand for?
A
Medical Council for Competition
B
Manchester City Cardinals
C
Marlborough Curling Club
D
Marylebone Cricket Club
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