Daily Quiz #2126
General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 13 November 2014
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1
The wife of Humphrey Verdon Roe, with whom she founded a ground-breaking clinic in Britain, was also an author, palaeobotanist and campaigner for women's rights. What was the field in which she is known for pioneering effective, widespread and consistent action?
A
Prevention or cure of sexually transmitted diseases
C
Neonatal and early childhood care
D
Marital guidance counselling
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2
He was a celebrated geographer, botanist, biogeographer (among the first) and explorer, and a scientist in the study of earth magnetism whose work led to the establishment of magnetic and meteorological stations across northern Asia. Who was he?
A
Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859)
B
Heinrich Lenz (1804–1865)
C
Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz (1793–1831)
D
Aimé Bonpland (1773–1858)
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3
The name of the Accademia della Crusca, formed in Florence in 1583, refers to what?
C
Renaissance in cooking methods
D
Crucial language developments
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4
Where would be the best place to see the Andean Condor in its native environment?
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5
What state, earlier known as the Bohemian Kingdom and part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the time of the Empire's dissolution at the end of World War I, was formed in 1918?
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6
Zev Hoover, a Massachusetts schoolboy, had international recognition in 2014 for his Little Folk Project; what did the project involve?
B
Anthropological research
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7
Which team won the eighth World Polo Championship in Mexico in May 2008?
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