Daily Quiz #426
General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 19 March 2010
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Q1.
What trophy, designed by the Italian designer Silvio Gazzaniga, is 36 cm (14.2 in) high, made of solid 18 carat (75%) gold and weighs 6.175 kg (13.6 lb), with a base containing two layers of semi-precious malachite?
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Q2.
What was the cause of the sinking of the German battleship the "Admiral Graf Spee"?
Note: This question was updated in July 2023
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A single shell from the British ship "Ajax"
C
An aerial torpedo attack launched from land
D
It ran aground on a submerged reef
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Q3.
What is the name for what is basically an induction coil whereby the voltage of an alternating current can be increased or decreased without changing the frequency?
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Q4.
What is the traditional name for a Spanish white wine made near Cadiz, popular varieties of which are Manzanilla, Amontillado, Vino Fino, Olorosa and Montilla?
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Q5.
The works of artists De Chirico, André Breton, Miró, Magritte, Dalí and Ernst are examples of what art movement?
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Q6.
Who discovered Uranus and one of its moons, Titania, between 1781 and 1787?
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Q7.
Which country has Nukualofa, on the island of Tonjatabu, as its capital?
A
Federated States of Micronesia
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