Daily Quiz #729
General Knowledge Quiz for Sunday, 16 January 2011
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Q1.
What system of musical notation, originating in the 16th century, shows the fingering of notes on a fretted fingerboard?
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Q2.
A novel by General Lew Wallace published in 1880 was made into which films in 1926 (a silent movie) and 1959 (produced by William Wyler)?
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Q3.
Why was Yugoslav Anton Josipovic awarded a gold medal by default for the final of the Light Heavyweight boxing contest at the 1984 Olympic Games?
A
The medal ceremony was scheduled before all rounds were completed
B
He was the only competitor in the class
C
The other semi-final ended in a draw
D
Neither of the two contenders in the other semi-final was eligible to fight him
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Q4.
When did Hawaii become a state of the USA?
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Q5.
Which of these is a stadium in Washington DC?
A
Robert F Kennedy Stadium
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Q6.
What system specifies each point uniquely in a plane by a pair of numerical coordinates, which are the signed distances from the point to two fixed perpendicular directed lines?
B
A Cartesian coordinate system
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Q7.
Who played Rhett Butler in the 1939 film "Gone With the Wind"?
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