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Daily Quiz #148

General Knowledge Quiz for Sunday, 14 June 2009

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Q1. Under a hire purchase agreement, whereby an item is purchased in installments, when do the goods in question become the property of the purchaser?

A
When more than 25% has been paid for
B
When the agreement is signed
C
When more than 50% has been paid for
D
When it is fully paid for
Select from the options above.

Q2. The names of how many US states begin with "W"?

A
6
B
8
C
2
D
4
Select from the options above.

Q3. How did General George S Patton, responsible for a number of US victories in World War II, die?

A
Old age in a rest home in Philadelphia in 1958
B
As the result of a car accident near Heidelberg, Germany, in 1945
C
In a plane crash off the coast of Japan in 1946
D
Assassination in Manila, The Philippines, in 1945
Select from the options above.

Q4. Producer Alex Korda engaged Anton Karas to score which entire film, after it had been edited together, using only one instrument?

A
The Third Man
B
Anna Karenina
C
The Jungle Book
D
Richard III
Select from the options above.

Q5. What did Chuck Yeager accomplish in a Bell XI in October 1947?

A
Flew faster than sound
B
Made the first commercial helicopter flight
C
Set the first land speed record for a jet propelled car
D
Flew across the continental United States in under 6 hours
Select from the options above.

Q6. In baseball, what is the name of the position where the pitcher stands to throw the ball to a batter of the opposing team?

A
Home base
B
Footplate
C
Mound
D
Jack
Select from the options above.

Q7. Which Irish-born philanthropist founded over 112 institutions for deprived children in the last half of the 19th century?

A
St Vincent de Paul
B
Dr Thomas Barnardo
C
Sir Truby King
D
General William Booth
Select from the options above.
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