Daily Quiz #5301
General Knowledge Quiz for Monday, 24 July 2023
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Q1.
When was the legendary Minos first mentioned in written record as a king in Crete ?
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Q2.
Which of these is a book by Dan Brown?
A
The Michelangelo Cipher
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Q3.
In the 1950s, what was Jersey Joe Walcott known for?
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Q4.
Who was instrumental in defeating the Mahdi at Omdurman in 1898, and was British Secretary for War from 1914 until he died on the cruiser "Hampshire" when it struck a mine on 5 June 1916?
B
Horatio Herbert Kitchener
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Q5.
In December 2013 the European Space Agency (ESA) launched an observatory to create a precise three-dimensional map of more than a thousand million stars in the Milky Way galaxy and beyond. What is the name of the project?
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Q6.
The waters of the Gulf of Mexico flow to meet the Atlantic Ocean through what?
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Q7.
Which of these words is a common English word for moonshine, illicitly-distilled corn whiskey?
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