Daily Quiz #450
General Knowledge Quiz for Monday, 12 April 2010
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Q1.
In baseball, which base is most frequently stolen by the runners?
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Q2.
What is Neptune's main satellite?
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Q3.
What is the Hindu custom "suttee" that was prohibited by law in 1829?
A
Herding cattle in the street
B
A widow being incinerated on her husband's funeral pyre
C
Forcing women to wear clothing that fully covered the body
D
Eating spiced food in public
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Q4.
Robbie Coltrane played a psychologist in which British TV series?
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Q5.
The mnemonic Roy G. Biv is an aid to remembering what?
A
The colours of the rainbow
B
The inventor of the crossword puzzle
C
Species of African elephant
D
The first elements of the atomic table
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Q6.
Who discovered the moons of Saturn called Mimas and Enceladus between 1781 and 1789?
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Q7.
Where is the island of Tristan da Cunha?
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