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Daily Quiz #1204

General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 5 May 2012

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Q1. Whose birth and death are commemorated on the same day?

A
Kings and Queens of England
B
Buddha
C
William Shakespeare
D
George Washington
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Q2. According to the Bible, what did Samson kill 1,000 Philistines with?

A
A club
B
His bare hands
C
A sword, 3 cubits long
D
An ass's jawbone
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Q3. Reynald Temarii, president of the Oceania Football Confederation, was banned from soccer administration by FIFA because it was alleged that he had said that his vote for the election of hosts of the 2018 FIFA World Cup and 2022 FIFA World Cup could be influenced through the construction of a sports academy. Where was it to be built?

A
Fiji
B
Tonga
C
Tahiti
D
Hawaii
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Q4. What US television series (the format for which is now syndicated world-wide) involves a chief executive spending time as a trainee in his or her own firm?

A
Fear Factor
B
Undercover Boss
C
X Factor
D
Starting Over
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Q5. The St Bernard Pass connects Switzerland to what other country?

A
Denmark
B
Namibia
C
Italy
D
Canada
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Q6. What animal, introduced to Australia in the 19th century, had a feral population there by 2010 of between 500,000 and 750,000?

A
Llama
B
Camel
C
Rabbit
D
Dingo
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Q7. Which of these is a small member of the lute family, in use in Europe during the Renaissance?

A
Sackbut
B
Crumhorn
C
Shawm
D
Mandore
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