Daily Quiz #988
General Knowledge Quiz for Sunday, 2 October 2011
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Q1.
Which of these is the name of a diamond that is set in the sceptre of the British Crown Jewels?
C
The Great Star of Africa
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2
Q2.
The fictional town of Denton in the Midlands was the setting for which British TV series?
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3
Q3.
Where are the Straits of Mackinac?
A
Between Alaska and Russia
B
Between Lakes Huron & Michigan
C
Northwest Turkey, between the Aegean Sea and the Sea of Marmara
D
Between Tierra del Fuego and the South American mainland
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4
Q4.
A state of Australia, one of the world's biggest waterfalls, a London railway station, Africa's largest lake and a large public park in Hong Kong are all named after whom?
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5
Q5.
Ernest Lawrence of the University of California, Berkeley, is credited with the development in 1929 of what type of particle accelerator that accelerates charged particles using a high-frequency, alternating voltage in a perpendicular magnetic field, causing them to spiral and encounter the accelerating voltage many times?
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Q6.
What ship, formerly called USS "Phoenix" which saw action in World War II, became the first to be sunk by a nuclear-powered submarine, in 1982?
A
The Argentine cruiser "General Belgrano"
B
The Indian frigate Khukri
C
The German battleship "Bismarck"
D
The British Aircraft carrier "Royal Oak"
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7
Q7.
Which of these was a world heavyweight boxing champion?
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