Daily Quiz #4072
General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 12 March 2020
A new general knowledge quiz is available every day. Try today's quiz or work through our archive of daily and themed quizzes.
1
Q1.
In his short life the American author Thomas Wolfe (1900-1938) wrote several lengthy novels, multiple novellas, short stories and dramatic works. Which of these is one?
C
Laughing Boy: A Navajo Love Story
Select from the options above.
2
Q2.
Which medal, originally called the Badge of Military Merit, was established by George Washington in 1782, awarded to only 3 Revolutionary War soldiers, and not proposed again officially until after World War I?
Select from the options above.
3
Q3.
What is the name of the line of latitude that is approximately 23 degrees 30 minutes North?
Select from the options above.
4
Q4.
Who was alleged to have choked pop star Rihanna until she was unconscious in a rented Lambhorghini shortly before the 2009 Grammy Awards?
Select from the options above.
5
Q5.
Ground-breaking research into American sexual habits was made by which couple?
B
William Masters and Virginia Johnson
C
Dave Stewart and Annie Lennox
D
Courtney Love and Kurt Cobain
Select from the options above.
6
Q6.
A station logo that TV broadcasters overlay over a portion of the screen-area to identify the channel (known in the UK and New Zealand as a DOG and in the USA and Canada as a bug), is known as what in Australia?
Select from the options above.
7
Q7.
Which English rowing event is held every year on the River Thames for 5 days (Wednesday to Sunday) over the first weekend in July?
A
The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race
Select from the options above.