Daily Quiz #2379
General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 24 July 2015
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Q1.
What was the alliance of Eastern European nations, the counterpart of NATO, during the Cold War?
C
European Economic Community
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2
Q2.
Copacabana Beach is close to which city?
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3
Q3.
In Euclidean geometry what is the definition of a triangle?
C
A two-dimensional plane determined by any three points
D
A shape containing at least three angles
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Q4.
What is the generic name for all of the greater festivals of the Christian Church?
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Q5.
The following is an extract from what work? "Lo! where the Giant on the mountain stands, His blood-red tresses deep'ning in the sun, With death-shot glowing in his fiery hands, And eye that scorcheth all it glares upon".
A
"Childe Harold's Pilgrimage" by Lord Byron
B
"Macbeth" by William Shakespeare
C
"Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" by Thomas Gray
D
"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"by J. K. Rowling.
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Q6.
What NZ thoroughbred racehorse, foaled in 1925 by the brood mare Marsa and the sire of Phar Lap, was the first horse to win both the Melbourne Cup and Cox Plate in the same year?
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Q7.
Which 19th century American author went to sea aged 17 in a whaler, deserted twice, was captured by cannibals and joined a man of war before writing novels such as "White Jacket" and "Billy Budd"?
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