Daily Quiz #2242
General Knowledge Quiz for Monday, 9 March 2015
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1
Which retired English jockey was popularly known as “the Long Fellow”?
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2
What is the second largest organ of the human body, located under the diaphragm on the right hand side?
Note: This question was updated in March 2019
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3
The harsh Yuma Desert lies to the east of which river?
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4
Brian Cox, who is known among other things for presenting science TV programmes in the UK, is a professor at the University of Manchester in what field?
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5
What is used to tune the pitch of a snare drum?
A
Differing hand pressure
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6
Rosalind Franklin, a biophysicist and X-ray crystallographer who made critical contributions to the understanding of DNA, RNA, and viruses, was what nationality?
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7
The Royal New Zealand Plunket Society founded in 1907 was established to focus on what?
A
Research on the sleeper shark of the family Somniosidae
B
Support for the game of cricket
C
Provide health services for babies and young children
D
Promoting railway systems in NZ
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