Daily Quiz #3183
General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 5 October 2017
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Q1.
Who wrote the 19th century "Castle of Otranto", seen as the first gothic horror novel?
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2
Q2.
How old was the oldest person to win an Olympic Medal?
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3
Q3.
In heraldry, which of these terms describes a lion standing on its left rear paw and looking over its shoulder?
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Q4.
Between 1955 and 1970, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King and Angela Davis were significant people in which movement in the USA?
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Q5.
When does the clear ice deposit known as "glaze" form?
A
When the temperature of the surface is at freezing point
B
When supercooled water droplets of fog freezes on contact with a vertical surface it drifts past
C
When supercooled rain or drizzle comes into contact with the ground
D
When the air temperature drops suddenly
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Q6.
Where is Noshaq, or Nowshak, or Nōshākh?
C
In the Hindu Kush in Afghanistan
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Q7.
Who collaborated with Tim Rice to write songs for the film "The Lion King"?
D
Bjorn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson
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