Daily Quiz #5434
General Knowledge Quiz for Monday, 4 December 2023
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1
Q1.
What is the national flower of Malaysia?
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2
Q2.
The "Big Day Out" was what?
C
A national day off work
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3
Q3.
What does the Fermi Paradox refer to?
A
Contradiction between the electrodynamic and the relativistic theories of electromagnetic mass
B
The existence of advanced extraterrestrial life
D
The effects of magnetic fields on mercury vapour
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4
Q4.
When did the Aksumite, or Axumite, Empire, flourish?
A
From about the late first millennium BCE to the 10th century CE
C
About the 16th to the 20th century
D
In the early 20th century
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5
Q5.
She discovered that in a particular type of variable star known as a Cepheid fluctuation in brightness is highly regular and is determined by the actual luminosity of the star, which meant they could be used as a distance marker, making it possible to determine astronomical distances to objects; who was she?
A
Rosalind Franklin (1920 -1958)
B
Margaret Burbidge (1919-2020)
C
Henrietta Swan Leavitt (1868-1921
D
Ada Lovelace (1815-1852)
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6
Q6.
"Love is the Bin" by Banksy was originally called what?
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7
Q7.
The 1960 Summer Olympics saw the first medal, a gold, won by the 18 year old Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali); in what boxing discipline did he win?
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