Daily Quiz #669
General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 17 November 2010
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Q1.
What film production company was named after brothers Harry (born Hirsz), Albert (born Aaron), Sam (born Szmul), and Jack (born Itzhak)?
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Q2.
What advance in the design of the bicycle was introduced in 1885?
A
Rubber tyred "penny farthing"
B
Wheels of equal size, with a chain-driven rear wheel
C
Dunlop's pneumatic tyre
D
The "Macmillan" bicycle with the rear wheel driven by levers
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Q3.
France's third longest border, after Spain and Switzerland, is with which country?
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Q4.
Which of these entertainers is not known for wearing a bowler hat?
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Q5.
With which sport is O J Simpson associated?
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Q6.
In the US presidential election, 2000, in which US state was there a controversy over requests for hand recounts of votes that went as far as the U.S. Supreme Court?
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Q7.
What is the name of the principle that "if two explanations account equally well for a particular phenomenon, the one to be chosen is the one with the fewer assumptions"?
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