Daily Quiz #175
General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 11 July 2009
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Q1.
While most juries can only provide a verdict of "Guilty" or "Not Guilty", in which country can a jury decide "Not Proven"?
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Q2.
Which American television sitcom that ran for 7 years from 19 September 1970 spun-off three television series: Rhoda (1974-1978), Phyllis (1975-1977) and Lou Grant (1977-1982)?
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The Mary Tyler Moore Show
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Q3.
Which continent has the world's highest waterfall, largest river by volume, longest mountain range, driest non-polar place, largest rainforest, highest capital city, and highest commercially navigable lake?
Note: This question was updated in March 2017
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Q4.
What was the capital of the Portuguese empire from 1808 to 1815?
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Q5.
Who was the pilot of the US Airways plane that landed on the Hudson River in January 2009?
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Q6.
The circuit at Parc Jean-Drapeau on Île Notre-Dame, a man-made island in the St. Lawrence River, is named after which winning Formula One driver?
Note: This question was updated in November 2017
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Q7.
What name is given to the potential difference measured across a conductor of 1 ohm resistance when current of 1 ampere is flowing?
Note: This question was updated in November 2014
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