Daily Quiz #539
General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 10 July 2010
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Q1.
What was the occupation of St Peter, the leader of the Apostles?
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2
Q2.
The capital of the USA is named after which US president?
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3
Q3.
According to the legend, Peeping Tom was looking at whom?
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4
Q4.
Which long-running British TV series which began as a one-off drama entitled "Woodentop" revolves around the lives of policemen stationed at Sun Hill?
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Q5.
What is the term for light created by means of heat?
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Q6.
Which 17th century French philosopher, mathematician, scientist and writer developed the Cartesian coordinate system, thus founding analytic geometry, the bridge between algebra and geometry and crucial to the invention of calculus?
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Q7.
What is the next in the series: Chamonix, France; St. Moritz, Switzerland; Lake Placid, United States; Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany?
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Squaw Valley, United States
C
Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
D
St. Moritz, Switzerland
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