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Daily Quiz #3644

General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 9 January 2019

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Q1. What early 18th century English club in London with strong political and literary associations, had members which included writers William Congreve, Jonathan Swift and Joseph Addison, and politicians the Duke of Marlborough and Sir Robert Walpole?

A
The Garrick Club
B
The Whiggery
C
The Kit-Kat Club
D
The Athenaeum
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Q2. About how long does it take for the moon to make one orbit of the Earth?

A
27 days
B
1 day
C
365 days
D
183 days
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Q3. Tijuana is nearest to which of these places?

A
San Diego
B
Tucson
C
El Paso
D
San Antonio
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Q4. The Bacon Society was founded in England in 1866 to promote the study of what?

A
Methods of making pig-racing as popular as greyhound racing
B
Variations in texture of the flesh of a pig after it has been cured
C
The works of Roger Bacon, a 13th century English scholar, scientist and philosopher
D
Evidence that implies that Francis Bacon wrote plays attributed to Shakespeare
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Q5. An arctophile is a lover of what?

A
Butterflies
B
Wine
C
Teddy bears
D
Whales
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Q6. Which of these relates to a US football team based in Washington DC?

Note: This question was updated in January 2023
A
Indians
B
Cowboys
C
Redskins
D
Chiefs
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Q7. Which of these is the name of one of the daughters of Paul and Linda McCartney?

A
Swank
B
Rodham
C
Moon Unit
D
Stella
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