Daily Quiz #473
General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 5 May 2010
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Q1.
The book "Angels and Demons" was written by whom?
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Q2.
In musical notation, what is the name for the short lines drawn for notes that are too high or too low to fit on the stave?
Note: This question was updated in October 2014
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Q3.
The Irishmen William Burke and William Hare were famous for doing what in the early 19th century?
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A
Starting a revolution to free Ireland from British rule
B
Exploring central Australia
C
Discovering the existence of X and Y chromosomes
D
Murdering people and selling the bodies
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Q4.
What was the title of the book that sold for $US556,500 at auction in New York in June 2009?
B
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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Q5.
What is the more common name for the white crystalline salt called hydrated sodium pyroborate?
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Q6.
What is the modern game called, that was published by Milton Bradley Company in 1943 as the pad-and-pencil game "Broadsides, the Game of Naval Strategy"?
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Q7.
Which of these countries on the North American isthmus has only one coastline?
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