Daily Quiz #1321
General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 30 August 2012
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Q1.
Who was the Roman goddess of poetry, medicine, wisdom, commerce, weaving, crafts, magic, and the inventor of music?
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2
Q2.
Which of these is a type of psaltery with strings stretched across a triangular frame which are struck with hammers?
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3
Q3.
Which of these films is not set in China?
C
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
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Q4.
A coherer, hot wire barretter and cat's whisker were all types of what?
A
Devices for measuring very small distances
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Q5.
When did Hall Thompson, who had established the Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club in Birmingham, Alabama as an invitation-only private golf club, and noting the inclusion of Jews and women as members, cause controversy by saying "we don't discriminate in every other area except blacks"?
A
Just before the PGA Championship, 1990
B
At the time of the arrest of Rosa Parks, 1955
C
On the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, 1968
D
Inauguration of John F Kennedy as US president, 1961
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Q6.
What was the UK #1 single released by the band Stereophonics in 2005?
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Q7.
Which of these seas is not on the coast of Asia?
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