Daily Quiz #1334
General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 12 September 2012
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Q1.
What is the title of a detective crime novel by Robert B. Parker, written as an authorised sequel to "The Big Sleep" by Raymond Chandler?
B
Shuffled off this Mortal Coil
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2
Q2.
Which suit is the most powerful, i.e. apart from no trumps, in Contract Bridge?
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3
Q3.
Edward the Confessor became King of England in which century?
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Q4.
What is the name of the supercomputer at the National Supercomputer Center in Tianjin, China, one of the few petaFLOP-level supercomputers in the world, that in October 2010 became the world's fastest supercomputer, performing at peak computing rate of 2.507 petaflops?
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Q5.
Which of these countries is the first to start each new day?
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Q6.
What is the official residence of the Vice President of the USA?
A
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
C
Number One Observatory Circle
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Q7.
What was the first name of the first First Lady of the USA?
Note: This question was updated in February 2024
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