Daily Quiz #14
General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 31 January 2009
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Q1.
In Victorian England, a "hunter" was a common term for a type of what?
Note: This question was updated in November 2013
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Q2.
In 1838, which steamship made the first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean, from Bristol to New York?
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Q3.
What word best describes a triangle where all sides are equal?
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Q4.
The distance of the first modern Olympic Marathon in 1896 was 40 km (24 miles 85 yards), so why, at the 1908 London Olympic Games, was it run over its now-standard distance of 42.195 km (26 miles 385 yards)?
A
So that it finished in front of the British royal family's box
B
It was historically accurate
C
The International Olympic Committee did not want a round number of km
D
Error of measurement by the organisers, not used to metrics
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Q5.
Chicago, Illinois, U S A, is on the shores of what body of water?
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Q6.
Until his succession at the death of his mother in September 2022, Charles, the heir to the British throne, was the Duke of … ?
Note: This question was updated in September 2022
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Q7.
The first verse of which song begins "So you think you've lost your love? Well I saw her yesterday"?
C
I Want To Hold Your Hand
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