Daily Quiz #301
General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 14 November 2009
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Q1.
What is a leit motiv?
A
Musical phrase representing a recurring character, situation or idea
C
A legally registered company logo
D
A theme that runs through a collection of, for example, short stories or poems
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Q2.
Which Austrian composer, whose works include 104 symphonies, 84 string quartets and 42 piano sonatas, received a D Mus degree at Oxford University, England?
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Q3.
Where, 25 miles West of Knoxville, Tennessee, was an Atomic Bomb Research Station set up in 1942?
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Q4.
Which of these work for the Crime Scene Investigation division in Miami?
A
Detective Stella Bonasera
B
Lieutenant Horatio Caine
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Q5.
What are the 26 areas called that make up The Swiss Confederation?
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Q6.
The International Olympic Committee removed which two events from the programme for the 2012 Olympic Games in London?
Note: This question was updated in November 2013
A
Women's weightlifting: Clean and Jerk and Snatch
B
Chess and women's triple jump
C
Solo synchronised swimming and doubles table tennis
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Q7.
Which colour in the visible spectrum has the longest wavelength?
Note: This question was updated in August 2014
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