Daily Quiz #5487
General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 26 January 2024
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Q1.
What period of history does Stephen Hawking's "A Brief History of Time" concern?
A
From the formation of the Milky Way
C
The centuries of clock-making
D
From the formation of the Earth
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2
Q2.
Buenos Aires is the capital city of which country?
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3
Q3.
What sort of pie is a critical plot element in Beatrix Potter's "The Tale of the Pie and the Patty-Pan"?
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4
Q4.
A radio call used in aviation or shipping to seek urgent attention can be "Mayday", but it can also be what other call?
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5
Q5.
What does the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis concern?
A
Physical development in athletics
C
The effects of artistic expression
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6
Q6.
The 2009 season of the Indian Premier League, a Twenty20 cricket competition initiated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India, was held where?
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Q7.
Which of these British Prime Ministers was the oldest when first elected?
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