Daily Quiz #2338
General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 13 June 2015
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1
Q1.
What is the official language of Brazil?
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2
Q2.
Shirley Conran's book "Superwoman", published in 1975, was about what?
C
Graphic novel about a super-heroine
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3
Q3.
What is the force that causes unsupported objects to fall to the ground?
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4
Q4.
What French phrase means "sea-sickness"?
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5
Q5.
On 4 July 2009, Joey Chestnut logged his third consecutive win with a new world record in what annual contest?
A
Coney Island's hot dog eating contest
B
The "Tube Challenge", to visit all London Underground stations in the shortest time
C
Climbing the stairs to the top of the Empire State Building in the shortest time
D
Fastest swim across the English Channel
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6
Q6.
Which mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer is credited with introducing the technology of the screw in the 3rd century BCE?
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Q7.
How did the man who later became Britain's King George VI break with tradition when he married Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in 1923?
A
He did not wear military uniform
B
First British royal since William the Conqueror to be married outside England
C
First non-morganatic marriage between prince and commoner since accession of the House of Hanover
D
His best man was Roman Catholic
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