Daily Quiz #1798
General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 20 December 2013
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Q1.
The German bandwurm word "rindfleischetikettierungsuberwachungsaufgabenubertragungsgesetz" became famous in early June 2013 for what reason?
A
It was officially removed from the German language
B
It was officially recognised as the longest German word in current use
C
It was banned for internet use because it was too long
D
It was hailed as the German word of the year
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Q2.
In 1690 Jacob Bernoulli became the first European to do what?
A
Solve separable differential equations
B
Work in infinitesimal calculus
C
Observe Jupiter's moons in orbit
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B
A Japanese musical instrument
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Q4.
Susan, Lucy, Edmund and Peter Pevensie are children who appear in what 2005 film, based on the novel by C. S. Lewis?
A
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
D
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
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Q5.
Derek Jacobi played Claudius in which BBC TV series?
C
Me Claudius, You Are Agrippa
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Q6.
Sometimes thought of as the Stone of the Hebrew Old Testament Jacob, also known as Jacob's Pillow, the Stone of Destiny, and, most usually, as the Stone of Scone what has it been used for most recently?
C
The coronation variously of the monarchs of Scotland, England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom
D
The lintel of the Arc de Triomphe
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Q7.
The island of Angelsey is in which country?
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