Daily Quiz #2418
General Knowledge Quiz for Tuesday, 1 September 2015
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Q1.
Rob Pilatis and Fab Morvan were collectively known as what?
A
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
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Q2.
Piles is a familiar word for what medical condition?
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Q3.
Which sport, that involves running through an obstacle track 253.5 metres long, has major competitions held in Sonkajärvi (Finland) and in the USA in Monona and Minocqua (both in Wisconsin) and Marquette (Michigan)?
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Q4.
In 1434, Portuguese mariner Gil Eanes made a major breakthrough to obtain a reliable trade route to Western and Eastern Africa and India by finding a route around which cape?
Note: This question was updated in July 2020
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Q5.
Which UNESCO World Heritage Site in India covers the greatest land area, and is considered one of the "hottest hotspots" of biological diversity?
A
The Hill Forts of Rajasthan
C
The Bhimbetka rock shelters
D
The monuments of Mahabalipuram
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Q6.
First appearing in English about the time of Shakespeare, what word means foppish, or, later, fabricated or tricked out?
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Q7.
Prince William left St Andrews University in 2005 with a degree in what subject?
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