Daily Quiz #2173
General Knowledge Quiz for Tuesday, 30 December 2014
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Q1.
The foundations for which science were laid by Adam Smith in 1776 and followed up by people such as John Stuart Mill and David Ricardo?
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Q2.
Which of these Beatrix Potter characters is a cat?
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Q3.
What is the Hindu custom "suttee" that was prohibited by law in 1829?
A
Herding cattle in the street
B
A widow being incinerated on her husband's funeral pyre
C
Forcing women to wear clothing that fully covered the body
D
Eating spiced food in public
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Q4.
The waters of the Gulf of Mexico flow to meet the Atlantic Ocean through what?
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Q5.
Four year old Exodus, who died due to an accident with a treadmill in May 2009, was the daughter of whom?
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Q6.
What does the phrase "copper-bottomed", meaning a safe bet, come from?
A
Saucepans or other cooking ware which have a copper bottom
B
The practice of wrapping the bottom of a ship in a copper sheath
C
A copper intra-uterine device
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Q7.
Which of these is an album by Hard-Fi?
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