Daily Quiz #1116
General Knowledge Quiz for Tuesday, 7 February 2012
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1
Celadon is a shade of what colour?
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2
In the southern states of the USA, which of these words is used to describe a type of swamp?
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3
The Battle of Balaclava was in which war?
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4
The Hay Wain is a painting by which of these artists?
Note: This question was updated in October 2020
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5
What is the calculation "the square root of 1.5 times the height in feet = the answer in miles" used for?
B
Land surveying using trig stations
D
Measuring the distance to the horizon
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6
What nationality was astronomer Tycho Brahe?
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7
Leighton Reece was the first world professional champion in what sport, in 1978?
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