Daily Quiz #2760
General Knowledge Quiz for Monday, 8 August 2016
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Q1.
A long running UK TV series, the longest to date, is what "... Street"?
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2
Q2.
Which Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer used the method of exhaustion to calculate the area under a parabola, and provided formulas for the volumes of surfaces of revolution and a system for expressing very large numbers?
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Q3.
What is "enjambement"?
A
The run on of sense from one line of verse to the next without grammatical pause
B
The fixing of a door so that it does not quite close, so that can be opened without a handle
C
Food topping, usually a pie, with confiture made from fruit, usually strawberry
D
The attachment of artificial limbs, specifically legs
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Q4.
Which chief laid siege to Fort Detroit in 1763, an action that led to widespread rebellion against colonists in the area around Ohio and Illinois?
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5
Q5.
Which of these countries is north of the Tropic of Cancer?
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Q6.
Which bird, that breeds in northern Europe in pine and beech forests, has a chestnut brown back, grey head, dark tail, buff breast and a striped black throat?
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Q7.
What contest, held between 24 teams, was played in Dubai between 5 and 7 March 2009, and was won by Wales?
A
World Underwater Hockey Championship
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