Daily Quiz #2077
General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 25 September 2014
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1
Which German mathematician and scientist, sometimes called the "Prince of Mathematicians", completed "Disquisitiones Arithmeticae", in 1798 at the age of 21?
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2
Which word best meets the definition "The incline of the stage floor (or the theatre floor) away from the horizontal (lower at the downstage end)"?
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3
What is a high-powered vacuum tube that generates microwaves using the interaction of a stream of electrons with a magnetic field?
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4
Miami, Florida, sits near the southernmost point of what land form?
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5
Who is the only NBA player to score 100 points?
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6
According to Greek legend, the Sirens threw themselves into the sea and turned into rocks due to the beautiful singing of whom?
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7
What was the background for the UK TV series "Whitechapel"?
A
Archaeological investigation
C
A history of churches in East London
D
London's art scene in the 1970s
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