Daily Quiz #53
General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 11 March 2009
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Q1.
When was the Euro first used as a unit of currency?
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Q2.
What is the French name for Lake Geneva?
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Q3.
What is the name of the model for the formation and evolution of the solar system first developed in the 18th century by Emanuel Swedenborg, Immanuel Kant, and Pierre-Simon Laplace?
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Gravitational collapse exposition
C
Giant molecular cloud theory
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Q4.
Where in Europe would you go to attend the World Backgammon Championship?
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Q5.
Who was President of Uganda from 1971 to 1979 and was depicted in the film "The Last King Of Scotland"?
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Q6.
Which of these was one of the members of the EU to replace their national currency with the euro in 1999?
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Q7.
Which piece of music was composed by Tchaikovsky to commemorate the defeat of Napoleon I?
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