Tes Quiz: 17 August 2018

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17th August 2018, 12:00am
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Tes Quiz: 17 August 2018

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1. What does the protein haemoglobin transport in blood throughout the human body?

2. Blood, kaffir and key are all varieties of which fruit?

3. What was the first name of Henry Winkler’s character Fonzie in the TV series Happy Days?

4. Who wrote the 1962 dystopian novel A Clockwork Orange?

5. On 17 August 1945, Indonesia declared its independence from which European country?

6. According to the Katie Melua song, how many bicycles are there in Beijing?

7. The Gold Wing is a model of motorcycle manufactured by which company?

8. The name of what board game derives from the Latin term for “I play”?

9. How many inches are there in 12 yards?

10. By what name is the chemical compound sodium chloride more commonly known?

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The answers

1. Oxygen

2. Lime

3. Arthur (Fonzarelli)

4. Anthony Burgess

5. Netherlands

6. Nine million

7. Honda

8. Ludo

9. 432

10. Salt 

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