Daily Quiz #918
General Knowledge Quiz for Sunday, 24 July 2011
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Q1.
How many official time zones are there in the People's Republic of China (PRC) mainland?
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Q2.
The Easter Rising, an insurrection staged during Easter Week 1916 with the aim of ending British rule, was where?
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Q3.
What was initiated by British conductor Sir Henry Wood?
A
English National Opera Company
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Q4.
"The Mystery of Edwin Drood" is the unfinished novel by which author?
C
Robert Louis Stephenson
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Q5.
Taekwondo was a demonstration sport at the 1988 and 1992 Olympics. Where and when did it become a full medal sport?
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Q6.
What originated as a French folk dance, notated in 4/4 or 2/2 time at moderate tempo, with a distinctive rhythmic feature, as phrases begin in the middle of the bar (on the third quarter note), creating a half-measure upbeat?
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Q7.
Bitumen is made to go onto what?
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