Daily Quiz #189
General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 25 July 2009
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Q1.
Which of these is a treatment used to combat mental illnesses such as depression and schizophrenia?
C
Electro Encephalography
D
Electric Convulsive Therapy
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Q2.
What is the greatest distance between a capital and one of its territories?
A
Moscow to Kunashir Island
B
London to Pitcairn Islands
C
Washington, DC to Attu Island
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Q3.
Which empire, established in and around Cappadocia, was powerful in Asia Minor from 1400 to 1200 BC?
Note: This question was updated in January 2015
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Q4.
Which sport, originated by native Americans and introduced to England in 1867, is played with a stick with a net on one end by 12 players per side on a field around 100 to 150 yards long?
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Q5.
Which English lawyer wrote "Dulcamara", "Pygmalion and Galatea", and "The Wicked World" before he became a librettist and lyricist for comic operas?
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Q6.
In cooking, which of these is a kind of gentle mixing?
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Q7.
What was the name of the home of Captain Haddock, a character in the "Tintin" books?
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