Daily Quiz #841
General Knowledge Quiz for Sunday, 8 May 2011
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Q1.
Burning methane in the presence of oxygen produces water and what gas?
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Q2.
Who painted two versions of "Portrait of Dr. Gachet" in 1890?
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Q3.
Which of these is not close to the coast of Africa?
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Q4.
Who was the only Chinese track and field athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in Atlanta in 1996 (for the 5,000m)?
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Q5.
The Latin phrase "Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes" from Virgil's Aeneid is often translated into English as what?
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Do not trust Greeks bearing gifts
C
A pretty girl is like a melody
D
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet
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Q6.
In the early 19th century, who began classifying minerals by their physical characteristics and not, as had been done traditionally, by their chemical composition?
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Q7.
On 12 June 2009, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was re-elected as president of which country?
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