Daily Quiz #2176
General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 2 January 2015
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Q1.
What play written in 1902 by J. M. Barrie reverses the rankings of the classes in British society when aristocrats and servants are shipwrecked on a deserted tropical island?
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2
A
Study of the history, symbolism and usage of flags
B
Study of a genus of sea snails
D
Study of the political implications of Henry II's intrigues to acquire the French area of Vexin
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3
Q3.
What is Rachel Hunter's profession?
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4
Q4.
Which of these is one of the 7 letters used by the Romans to signify numbers?
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5
Q5.
A disaster which killed six million people in China in 1333-37 AD was ...?
D
Invasion by Mongol armies
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6
Q6.
FIA introduced a new racing category, with its first race in September 2014 in Beijing, China, and finishing June 2015 in London, UK. What distinguishes it from the other categories?
A
The cars are diesel-fuelled
B
The cars are fully electric
C
The cars are solar-powered
D
The circuits are all located in Europe
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7
Q7.
When was the spacecraft Rosetta launched to make contact with comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko (67P)?
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