Daily Quiz #5465
General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 4 January 2024
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Q1.
"Campbell's Soup Cans", produced in 1962 by Andy Warhol, consists of a number of canvases, each 20 inches by 16 inches (50.8 x 40.6 cm), each with a painting of a can. How many canvases are there?
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Q2.
What country, after having governed it for 155 years, transferred its sovereignty of Hong Kong to China in 1997?
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Q3.
Stratigraphy, in geologic terms, is the study of what?
B
Rock layers and layering
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Q4.
What is a Pyrrhic victory?
A
One where losses among the "victors" are so great as to make it barely worthwhile if at all
B
Overwhelmingly complete
C
A victory won by political agreements instead of battle
D
A victory won by setting the opposing forces on fire
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Q5.
Rafael de la Cruz Franco Ojeda was President (1936-37), and later founder and leader of the Febrerista Party which sparked a civil war, in which country?
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Q6.
The unit of electrical resistance was named after whom?
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Q7.
The main international cricket competitions are Test matches, ODI, and which other?
A
Twenty20 Internationals
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