Daily Quiz #2408
General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 22 August 2015
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Q1.
Which Italian island in the Mediterranean is to the south of Corsica?
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Q2.
Who wrote under the pseudonym of "Elia" and, with his sister Mary, wrote "Tales From Shakespeare"?
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Q3.
What is the name for the period of French history from 2 December 1852 (when Napoleon III became Emperor) to 4 September 1870 (when the Third Republic was set up after the Battle of Sedan)?
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Q4.
Wackford Squeers, headmaster of "Dotheboys Hall", appears in which book by Charles Dickens?
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Q5.
What word is applied to the cutting down of trees in, e.g., the Amazon basin?
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Q6.
In which of these would the Coriolis effect be most apparent?
B
Magnetism at the North or South Pole
D
Water draining down a sink plug hole
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Q7.
Kelly Slater and Layne Beachley are multi world champions in which sport?
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