Daily Quiz #263
General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 7 October 2009
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Q1.
Which of these is a ballet with music by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky?
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2
Q2.
Larry Mullins and Adam Clayton are the rhythm section for which band?
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3
Q3.
Which islands in the South Pacific between New Guinea and South America were annexed by France in 1842?
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Q4.
In the 19th century, Edward Gibbon Wakefield set up which organisation to colonise New Zealand?
C
The Australasian Land Company
D
The New Zealand Company
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Q5.
What was the name for a form of stencil duplicator used for making numerous copies of a document?
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Q6.
Which of these is a card game for 2 players who are dealt 12 cards each from a pack excluding the 2s to 6s, with the remainder placed face downwards?
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Q7.
Which inert gas with a density 2.8 that of air was discovered by Ramsay and Travers in 1895?
Note: This question was updated in December 2014
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