Daily Quiz #1242
General Knowledge Quiz for Tuesday, 12 June 2012
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Q1.
Which event held in Alberta, Canada, which bills itself as The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth, is a large festival, exhibition, and rodeo held for 10 days every summer in July, and attracts more than 1.2 million visitors?
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The Running of the Bulls
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Q2.
What are "peripherins"?
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Q3.
The Sagrada Família in Barcelona, which began construction in 1882, was consecrated and declared a basilica by the Pope in what year?
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Q4.
When a snooker game is set up, what ball is set closest to the centre of the table?
Note: This question was updated in September 2020
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Q5.
Where was the cocktail "daiquiri" invented?
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Q6.
"The Year of Three Popes", involving Pope Paul VI, Pope John Paul I and Pope John Paul II, is the name given to which year?
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Q7.
Who created the Daleks?
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