Daily Quiz #5418
General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 18 November 2023
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Q1.
The name of which musical instrument-making firm became associated with film screenings?
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Q2.
Among other advances, British surgeon Dr Sampson Gamgee developed what?
A
The triangular bandage used in first aid
B
An absorbent antiseptic cotton wool and gauze surgical dressing
C
A mechanically frozen ice rink
D
The ice bag for use in first aid
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Q3.
Approximately when were the present-day universities of Al-Azhar in Egypt, al-Qarawiyyin in Morocco, Ez-Zitouna in Tunisia, and Hunan in China first established as recognised places of higher learning?
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Q4.
What is the subject of the collection of 12 archaic Greek poems known as The Epic Cycle?
A
The rulers and heroes of Mesopotamia
B
The exploits of Alexander the Great
C
The story of the world from the Creation to the Trojan War
D
The hero known as Gilgamesh
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Q5.
In 2014, who was President of the IOC?
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Q6.
Iraq lies between Syria to the west and what country to the east?
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Q7.
An isotherm is a line denoting equal what?
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