Daily Quiz #2
General Knowledge Quiz for Monday, 19 January 2009
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Q1.
What is the capital city of New York state in the USA?
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Q2.
Which word is the strict technical term meaning to move a camera or lighting effect vertically?
Note: This question was updated in March 2019
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Q3.
To what did the light-heavyweight boxer Cassius Clay change his name?
Note: This question was updated in February 2014
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Q4.
Syd Barrett was a founding member of which band?
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Q5.
What is the gestation period of the African elephant?
Note: This question was updated in May 2015
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Q6.
In which city did American colonists dump tea imported from England into a harbour in 1773?
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Q7.
Which British scientist is best known for his study of gravitation, his work on the spectrum, his statement on the laws of motion, the construction of telescopes, and his work on geometry and differential calculus?
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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