Daily Quiz #219
General Knowledge Quiz for Monday, 24 August 2009
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1
Q1.
The Rock of Gibraltar and Mt Abyla on the African coast were known as what?
D
The Pillars of Hercules
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2
Q2.
What is the meaning of the word "micturition"?
B
Passing University Entrance examinations
C
Manipulating cells under a microscope
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3
Q3.
Which British music chart television programme was originally broadcast weekly from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006?
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4
Q4.
Which two American track and field athletes, who finished first and third in the 200 metres, were sent home from the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City after they performed the Black Power salute on the victory stand?
A
Tommie Smith and John Carlos
B
Peter Norman and John Carlos
C
Tommie Smith and Peter Norman
D
Tommie Norman and John Smith
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5
Q5.
Who first stated the three laws of planetary motion?
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6
Q6.
What word is used in mathematics to mean "if and only if"?
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7
Q7.
Which military academy was established in 1802 on the Hudson River, USA?
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