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Daily Quiz #2113

General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 31 October 2014

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Q1. What part of speech is the subject of the sentence "John carried some parcels for Mary"?

A
Common noun
B
Pronoun
C
Proper noun
D
Gerund
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Q2. Which of these bands did not contain siblings in the original lineup?

A
The Isley Brothers
B
The Allman Brothers
C
The Everly Brothers
D
The Doobie Brothers
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Q3. What would audiences watching the play "The Comedy of Errors" by William Shakespeare expect their main response to be?

A
Noting facts for historical research
B
Laughter
C
To eat a lot of sweetmeats
D
To issue the playwright with a list of errors
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Q4. Famous in NBA Basketball, Michael Jordan first retired in 1993 to develop a career in what?

A
Baseball
B
Water polo
C
High jump
D
Go-kart racing
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Q5. Which of these affects the heart?

A
Bursitis
B
Atrial fibrillation
C
Laryngitis
D
Haemorrhoids
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Q6. In 1815 a fund was set up for 'securing provisions to widows, sisters and other females', which now includes a bank, life assurance, income and critical illness insurance, annuities fund and more; what name is it known under?

A
Widows and Orphans Fund
B
1st for Women
C
Scottish Widows
D
St Barnardo's
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Q7. What city is known to its inhabitants as "auld reekie"?

A
Aberdeen
B
Glasgow
C
Edinburgh
D
Thurso
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