Daily Quiz #2319
General Knowledge Quiz for Monday, 25 May 2015
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1
During World War II, most of the collection of the National Gallery of British Art was put into storage. How was protection given to a very large painting by Stanley Spencer?
A
An iron shed was built around it
B
A pit was dug and it was lowered into it
C
It was taken through a tunnel to the Victoria Underground station on the Victoria Line
D
A brick wall was built in front of it
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2
Where has the international competition The Golden Shears been held since 1961?
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3
When is the Rabbinical Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, observed?
A
On the 15th day of Elul
B
5 days before Yom Kippur
C
163 days after the first day of Passover
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4
What, if decreased, will lower the boiling point of water?
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5
King Kamehameha V, Walter M. Gibson, Queen Liliʻuokalani, John L. Stevens, Sanford Dole and James Henderson Blount were figures in the history of which area in the late 19th century?
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6
What is Thailand's largest island?
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7
Which German composer wrote 16 operas including "Salome", "Electra" and "Der Rosenkavalier"?
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