Daily Quiz #1550
General Knowledge Quiz for Tuesday, 16 April 2013
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Q1.
Which of these is a graph of a function showing smooth repetitive oscillation?
C
Hyperbolic partial differential
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Q2.
In which long-running comic series did the eponymous hero experience two dream sequences where he married each of his girlfriends, Veronica and Betty?
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Q3.
The musical term "scherzo" takes its name from the Italian word for what?
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Q4.
A Russian political satirist, later exiled, who wrote the plays "Dead Souls" and "The Government Inspector" was..?
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Q5.
Who was awarded FIFA's Ballon d'Or every year from 2009 to 2012, and again in 2015, 2019 and 2021?
Note: This question was updated in August 2023
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Q6.
What war, begun in 1740 when Austrian Emperor Charles VI died and his daughter Maria Theresa came to the throne, involved attacks by Prussia, Bavaria, France, Spain, Sardinia and Saxony, and ended in 1748?
C
The War of the Austrian Succession
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Q7.
Which of these islands belong to Spain?
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