Daily Quiz #5322
General Knowledge Quiz for Monday, 14 August 2023
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1
Q1.
Which of these is a small cultivated mushroom?
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2
Q2.
What was the most famous work of writer L. Frank Baum, who wrote from 1897 to 1912?
A
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
C
A Journey to the Centre of the Earth
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3
Q3.
In 2018 NASA launched a probe named for Eugene N. Parker, professor emeritus at the University of Chicago, with a 7 year mission to do what?
A
To study the atmosphere of Earth's nearest star close up
B
To study the effect of the solar wind on the Moon
C
To test and verify the calculated orbital stability planned for the Gateway space station
D
To study Mercury and its origin; test Einstein's theory of general relativity; search for asteroids
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4
Q4.
Which better describes the game of Scrabble?
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5
Q5.
A well known early historian with a particular focus on Jewish history was...?
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6
Q6.
What series of comic strips first appeared in French in a children's supplement to the Belgian newspaper Le Vingtième Siècle on 10 January 1929?
A
The Adventures of Asterix
B
The Adventures of Tintin
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7
Q7.
Which river falls over the Angel Falls, Venezuela, the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall?
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