Daily Quiz #475
General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 7 May 2010
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Q1.
What name is given to an alcoholic drink that is taken in an effort to cure a hangover?
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Q2.
In probability theory and statistics, what is a measure of the variability or dispersion of a population, a data set, or a probability distribution?
B
A posteriori probability
D
Regression discontinuity
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Q3.
With what sport does one associate sponsor's trade names "Ping" and "Titleist"?
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Q4.
What style of architecture is distinguished by extravagant ornamentation, and applies particularly to the decadent style that flourished in Italy in the 16th to 18th centuries?
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Q5.
Which of these US states has a boundary closest to Salt Lake City, Utah?
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Q6.
In England, what name was given to 11 May 1866, when the banking firm of Overend, Gurney and Co failed, with liabilities of over £11 million?
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Q7.
Which US president was known as "Tricky Dicky"?
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