Daily Quiz #370
General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 22 January 2010
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Q1.
What is the longest river in Italy?
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Q2.
Which country became a separate state in 1890 after having been, since 1443, part of Burgundy, Spain, Austria, Belgium and the Netherlands?
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Q3.
According to the English nursery rhyme, who "sat on a wall, and had a great fall"?
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Q4.
Which of these was a Dutch Post-Impressionist artist who did not begin his career as an artist until he was about 27 and committed suicide at the age of 37, yet produced more than 2,000 pieces, including around 900 paintings and 1,100 drawings and sketches, including portraits, landscapes, and sunflowers?
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Q5.
In astronomy, what is the next letter in the sequence O, B, A, F, G, K …
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Q6.
Who directed the films “Cocoon”, “Willow”, “Parenthood”, “Backdraft” and “Apollo 13” between 1985 and 1995?
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Q7.
Where was the venue for the Commonwealth Games in 2010?
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