Daily Quiz #2043
General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 22 August 2014
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Q1.
The name "mathematics" derives from an ancient Greek word meaning what?
D
How many fingers am I holding up
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2
Q2.
What does the word "mould" not refer to?
A
A set of matching cards
C
A bowl for shaping puddings
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3
Q3.
What is the standard length of the bars in the uneven parallel bars or asymmetric bars, an artistic gymnastics apparatus used only by female gymnasts?
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4
Q4.
Which wars, from 1839 to 1842 and 1856 to 1860, were due to Britain smuggling goods from India into China in defiance of China's laws?
B
The Chino-Anglo Dispute
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5
Q5.
Who released the albums "Sentimental Journey", "Goodnight Vienna", "Bad Boy", "Old Wave" and "Vertical Man" between 1970 and 1999?
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6
Q6.
Bondi Beach is a suburb of which city?
C
Cape Town, South Africa
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Q7.
What genre is the TV series "Taggart"?
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