Daily Quiz #2364
General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 9 July 2015
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1
George Fox, a shoemaker born at Penny Drayton Leicestershire, founded which religious group in the 17th century?
C
Society of Friends (Quakers)
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2
Which team broke Germany’s decade-long stranglehold on the Rowing World Cup in 2007?
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3
United Artists, formed in 1919 as a reaction from commercial film companies of the time, was an alliance between actors Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin, and Douglas Fairbanks and who else?
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4
Where would a dewclaw usually be found?
A
Growing from the carpal pad
D
High up on the foot of many mammals, birds and reptiles
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5
Singapore is connected to the mainland by a causeway that runs across which stretch of water?
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6
What is the Abilene paradox?
A
Military action, e.g. eliminating enemy individuals can clear the way for enemy forces to attack
B
An IT network to facilitate activities or ideas may displace them and become the aim in itself
C
Group decisions, unless discussed, can be decisions that no one in the group wants
D
A desire for harmony in a group can result in non-discriminated, incorrect or deviant decisions
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7
Which scientist allegedly used mirrors to focus the sun's rays to burn Roman ships during the Siege of Syracuse around 214–212 BC?
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