Daily Quiz #5450
General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 20 December 2023
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1
Q1.
Where are skeuomorphs often used?
B
Designs inspired by seabird wing structure
D
For graphics or sounds in user interface
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2
Q2.
In snail racing, what do world championship rules exclude?
D
Greasing the snail's shell
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3
Q3.
When British navigator James Cook arrived at what are now called Cook Islands what did he name them?
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4
Q4.
What was the subject of the influential 1957 scientific paper known as B2FH?
A
Industrial Time-Study methods
B
Classification, transmission and detection of odours
C
The origin of the chemical elements
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5
Q5.
Which name is associated with the IT developments which grew into Microsoft?
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6
Q6.
What was the background for the UK TV series "Whitechapel"?
A
Archaeological investigation
C
A history of churches in East London
D
London's art scene in the 1970s
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7
Q7.
In Central and South America it is possible to find several rivers named Colorado, in Costa Rica, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina; where is the source of the Colorado River in Argentina?
B
The Cordillera Occidental
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