Daily Quiz #2462
General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 15 October 2015
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Q1.
What does dastaar mean?
A
A European multinational software company that develops 3D design
B
The commitment of a Sikh to his faith
C
A fluorinating reagent used for the synthesis of organofluorine compounds
D
A drug abuse screening test, for advanced alzheimer referrals
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Q2.
Until 1965, it was thought that which planet was synchronously tidally locked with the Sun, rotating once for each orbit and keeping the same face directed towards the Sun at all times, in the same way that the same side of the Moon always faces the Earth?
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Q3.
In chess, how many squares does the King move when castling?
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Q4.
In which city did American colonists dump tea imported from England into a harbour in 1773?
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Q5.
Who created the characters of Tom Wingfield, Blanche Dubois, Big Daddy Pollitt and T Lawrence Shannon?
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Q6.
Which of these is not found on the route of the Trans- Siberian Railway?
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Q7.
Where did the characters Beavis and Butthead, from the US TV series created by Mike Judge, first appear?
Note: This question was updated in September 2016
C
Peace, Love and Understanding (1992)
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