Daily Quiz #2407
General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 21 August 2015
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Q1.
What office did James Schlesinger not hold in 1973 under US President Gerald Ford?
Note: This question was updated in December 2018
A
Chairman of the United States Atomic Energy Commission
C
Director of Central Intelligence
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Q2.
What do sarcococca, hamamelis, and mahonia have in common?
A
They are types of coffee
B
They are malformations of the spine
C
They are winter-flowering sweet smelling plants
D
They are all animals native to Noumea
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Q3.
In Greek legend, who was the son of Daedalus who fell to his death?
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Q4.
Which of these countries would you go to, to stand on a bank of the Danube River?
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Q5.
Which of these terms is used in a game of Go?
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Q6.
What is meant by the term "Lèse Majesté"?
A
Lying about and relaxing like a King
B
Crime against the sovereign or state
C
Bowing to someone of higher status
D
The duties and obligations of a peer of a realm
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Q7.
Paul Galdone illustrated a series of children's books written by Eve Titus about a mouse called what?
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