Daily Quiz #1549
General Knowledge Quiz for Monday, 15 April 2013
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Q1.
Who was the leader of 617 Squadron, formed during World War II and known as the Dambusters?
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2
Q2.
What is the monetary unit of Thailand?
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3
Q3.
A logarithmic spiral, frequently seen in natural phenomena and called spira mirabilis by Jacob Bernoulli in the 17th century, is characterised by what?
A
Distances between the curves are constant
B
Its shape stays the same as its size increases
C
As the spiral increases in size the distance between its outer arms narrows until it disappears
D
It always appears in combinations of two or more spirals
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4
Q4.
Who are the only players in an ice hockey game allowed to be in the referee's crease?
D
Captain and alternate captain
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5
Q5.
Who were the Persians defeated by in the sea battle at Salamis in 480BC?
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6
Q6.
Which Saint's Day is 17 March?
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Q7.
What was the original name of Mickey Mouse?
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