Daily Quiz #1920
General Knowledge Quiz for Monday, 21 April 2014
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Q1.
What was a nickname of 11th century British king, Edward?
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Q2.
A necromancer is a type of what?
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Q3.
Which city was the site of the dervish rebellion and the death of the British General Gordon in 1885?
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Q4.
The American TV miniseries "Shogun", based on the book by James Clavell, was set in which country?
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Q5.
In 2006 Mark Inglis, a New Zealand mountaineer, successfully climbed Mt Everest; what singled him out from the many who have now achieved this climb?
A
He was over 70 years old
B
He was missing both legs below the knee
C
He did not carry oxygen
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Q6.
Which of these processes involves inserting needle tips in the skin?
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Q7.
The Trans-Siberian Railway is the third longest continuous rail service and spans how many time zones?
Note: This question was updated in March 2024
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