Daily Quiz #2382
General Knowledge Quiz for Monday, 27 July 2015
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Q1.
What is a common nickname for the English city of Oxford?
A
The city of dreaming spires
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2
Q2.
Who won the 1975 Wimbledon men's singles title?
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3
Q3.
Which of the following fits in the sentence "I know ----- book this is"?
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4
Q4.
Which popular song from 1972 told the story of the aftermath of an incident at a concert by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention when someone fired a flare gun?
A
Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds
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5
Q5.
Which country was granted its independence from colonial rule on 4 July 1946, after being controlled since 1521 by Spain, Britain, the USA, Japan, and the USA (again)?
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Q6.
Lise Meitner with Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann discovered what, for which Hahn (only) received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1944?
A
Laws of chemical dynamics and osmotic pressure in solutions
B
That the uranium atom splits when bombarded by neutrons
C
The use of radioactive isotope tracers to study chemical processes
D
The structure of proteins, especially that of insulin
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Q7.
What British royal couple separated in 1989 after 16 years of marriage?
A
Prince Edward and Sophie Rhys-Jones
B
Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales
C
Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson
D
Princess Anne and Mark Phillips
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