Daily Quiz #5378
General Knowledge Quiz for Monday, 9 October 2023
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Q1.
Which is a distinguishing feature of Lake Balkash in Kazakhstan, one of the longest lakes in the world?
A
Half is saline and half fresh water
B
It is completely dry for 7 months of each year
C
It lies 46 m (151 ft) below sea level
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Q2.
Which of these wines comes from Spain?
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Q3.
In 1916 he started recording and arranging dozens, if not hundreds, of music rolls, then composing via the 1917 ragtime "Rialto Ripples", "Swanee" (1919), "Rhapsody in Blue", "Fascinating Rhythm", "Oh, Lady Be Good!" (1924), and in 1935 which of these?
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Q4.
Spinach is thought to have been first cultivated about 2,000 years ago, where?
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Q5.
What symbol is used in an equation to indicate that a mathematical or logic proposition is always, or unconditionally, true, e.g. "a = a"?
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Q6.
The modern Olympic Games are named after games held originally in what country?
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Q7.
Which of these people played a major role in the discovery of DNA?
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