Daily Quiz #2403
General Knowledge Quiz for Monday, 17 August 2015
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Q1.
What are pinking shears usually used for?
A
To clip wool round a sheep's head
B
To cut material, so as to minimize fraying
C
To make Christmas decorations
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Q2.
Apart from a board marked in squares what do the players of the strategy game, Go, need to play a game?
B
Thirty-two black and white counters
C
Two numbered dice and 16 pegs
D
A pack of 53 cards and 20 counters
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Q3.
What is the next number in the series 1, 16, 81, 256, 625?
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Q4.
The US satirical TV series is what Park?
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Q5.
English is a subsidiary official language of India: what is the main official language?
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Q6.
The version of Magna Carta accepted by King John of England at Runnymede and given the Royal seal was annulled shortly afterwards by Pope Innocent III; who then issued the version which survived to become the basis of much of modern Western law?
Note: This question was updated in February 2024
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Q7.
Which Russian composer wrote the ballets "The Firebird", "Petrouchka" and "The Rite of Spring"?
B
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
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