Daily Quiz #2010
General Knowledge Quiz for Sunday, 20 July 2014
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1
What was the name of the regular feature of the European motorsport calendar from 1927 to 1957 that was held 24 times in Italy?
D
Mediterranean Grand Prix
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2
What is the small plain plastic or metal sheath on each end of a shoelace, cord or drawstring to stop the fibres from unraveling, and to make it easier to hold and feed through the guides?
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3
John Turner, Brian Mulroney, Kim Campbell, Jean Chrétien, Paul Martin and Stephen Harper figure in the political history of which country?
Note: This question was updated in April 2022
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4
What is the subject of the study of "limnology"?
A
The history of illuminated manuscripts
B
Blood circulation in human arms and legs
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5
Which of these is a book by Laurie Lee?
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6
Which of these links the hauntingly catastrophic events at Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 with work on decoding genomes?
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7
The hottest, and one of the lowest (at about 125 m (410 ft) below sea level), place on the Earth's surface is called what and found where?
Note: This question was updated in July 2018
A
Danakil Depression, Danakil Desert, Ethiopia
C
The Caspian Sea, Russia/Kazakhstan
D
Badwater, Death Valley, USA
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