Daily Quiz #375
General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 27 January 2010
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Q1.
What Latin-American word means "foreigner"?
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Q2.
Which TV series had characters called Dougal, Zebedee, Brian, Ermintrude, Dylan, Florence and Mr Rusty?
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Q3.
Which 17th century philosopher, mathematician, scientist, and writer provided the basis for the calculus of Newton and Leibniz by applying infinitesimal calculus to "the tangent line problem"?
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Q4.
In which country was there a civil war between 1861 and 1865, which was lost by the Confederate forces?
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Q5.
What function must be applied to the numbers 10 and 5 to provide 2 as the result?
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Q6.
What is the English chalk plain crossed by the Avon that includes the prehistoric monuments of Stonehenge and Amesbury?
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Q7.
Six Korfball World Championships were held last century, the first in 1978. Which country won them the most times?
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