Daily Quiz #2050
General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 29 August 2014
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Q1.
What was the Raspberry Pi developed to be?
A
A computer children would enjoy, to promote teaching basic computer science
B
A maths concept to deal with volumes of multiglobular shapes
C
A catchy name for a new line in ice creams
D
A competitor for the Blackberry smartphone
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Q2.
The island of Honshū is part of which country?
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Q3.
Which of these is in a human's thoracic cavity?
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Q4.
What is a 'single make' open-wheel auto racing series wherein competitors represent their nation as opposed to themselves or a team?
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Q5.
What was the title of the 1984 novel by J G Ballard that was set in China?
C
The Dish Ran Away With The Spoon
D
The Owl and the Pussycat
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Q6.
Which French novelist, critic and essayist is best known for his monumental "À la recherche du temps perdu" ("In Search of Lost Time"; or "Remembrance of Things Past" that was published in seven parts between 1913 and 1927?
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Q7.
What was the original name of the ship, the Golden Hind, used by Francis Drake to circumnavigate the globe?
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