Daily Quiz #1300
General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 9 August 2012
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Q1.
What chemical element takes its name from the Roman name for Paris?
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2
Q2.
In 2010 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, who beat England's Jonny Wilkinson's record for scoring 1178 points in test match rugby?
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Q3.
The "Ballad of Chevy Chase" is an old English folk song about what event?
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A
The beheading of Anne Boleyn
B
The Battle of Otterburn
D
The defeat of the Spanish Armada
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Q4.
What can be described as a "stout cotton fustian made with a pile so cut as to leave a ridged surface in the direction of the warp"?
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Q5.
Who were the main figures involved in the introduction in 1892 of 35 mm film for still photography and motion pictures?
A
Alexander Graham Bell & George Kodak
B
William Dickson, Thomas Edison & George Eastman
C
Thomas Dolby & Vincent Vista
D
Samuel Goldwyn & Louis B. Mayer
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Q6.
The Vistula is the longest river in which country?
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Q7.
Which British political party led by John Hargrave wore green shirts as a uniform?
C
Falange Española Tradicionalista y de las Juntas de Ofensiva Nacional Sindicalista
D
British Union of Fascists
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