Daily Quiz #2446
General Knowledge Quiz for Tuesday, 29 September 2015
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1
Q1.
Which one of these flightless birds would be most likely to be tall enough to be able to walk over the others?
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2
Q2.
A popular understanding is that The White House in Washington DC was painted white to cover what damage?
B
Burning by the British in 1812
C
Paint-throwing during the Slave-owners' Uprising of 1860
D
Confederate Army attack during the American Civil War, 1862
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3
C
A major wind system that reverses its direction seasonally, often accompanied by rain
D
Rain to break a drought
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4
Q4.
Papagena is a character in which opera?
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5
Q5.
What links American Mary Baker Eddy (1821-1910) and James Wyld (1812-1887) MP for Bodmin, UK?
A
They claimed their spirits mutually manifested during spiritualist séances
B
Papers discussing the acceptability of Darwin's theories of evolution in religious movements
C
An exchange of letters concerning experiments in homeopathy
D
Giant scale models of the Earth
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6
A
A garden dedicated to pines
B
Someone who is very hungry
D
An asteroid in the main belt
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7
Q7.
Which tennis tournament runs for 14 days from late June to early July, ending with the men's singles final on a Sunday?
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