Daily Quiz #1572
General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 8 May 2013
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1
In which country are the cities of Bishkek, Batken, Karakol, Naryn, Osh and Jalal-Abad?
Note: This question was updated in May 2020
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2
In the USA there is a national holiday annually on the third Monday in January, in honour of whom?
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3
What was a major change in cricket in the 1760s, some 2 to 300 or more years after it was first played in the UK?
A
Cricketing whites became required wear
B
Balls were bowled instead of rolled along the ground
C
Women were admitted as players
D
International championships were established
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4
Which of these is not known as Black Thursday?
A
Thanksgiving Day, the US shopping holiday preceding Black Friday
B
August 15 1940, the Luftwaffe mounted its largest number of sorties during the Battle of Britain
C
February 8 1996, the World Wide Web protest against the Communications Decency Act in the USA
D
October 29 1929 at the beginning of the Wall Street Crash at the New York Stock Exchange
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5
In 1768, Joshua Reynolds became the first president of what British institution?
C
National Portrait Gallery
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6
What is the process of decreasing or eliminating an unwanted magnetic field, a term first used by Commander Charles F. Goodeve, RCNVR, during World War II while trying to counter German mines?
D
Lambert Point Deperming
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7
Which of these is a punishment?
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