Daily Quiz #383
General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 4 February 2010
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Q1.
On what date on the Christian calendar is the day of the Annunciation or Lady Day?
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Q2.
What is a Kindle DX, that in early 2009 was priced at around US$489?
Note: This question was updated in November 2016
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Gas heater that appears to be a wood fire
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Q3.
Whose top hat and other belongings fetched nearly half a million euros at auction in May 2009?
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Q4.
Which frigate captured numerous merchant ships and defeated four British warships (HMS Guerriere, HMS Java, HMS Cyane and HMS Levant) and a 16-gun schooner (HMS Pictou) in the War of 1812 against Great Britain?
Note: This question was updated in May 2024
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Q5.
In art, what is the term used for the process of producing an effect by means of dots or small marks with brush or pencil?
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Q6.
Why was Korean short-track speedskater Kim Dong-Sung disqualified from the men's 1500 metre final at the 2000 Olympics?
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Using the drug darbepoetin
D
Making obscene gestures
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Q7.
Which canal allows ships to travel from the Mediterranean Sea to the Indian Ocean?
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