Daily Quiz #2470
General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 23 October 2015
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1
A
An alternative English alphabet, used primarily on the Internet
B
An artificial watercourse or in-ground aqueduct
C
One of the wards of the county of Cumberland in north west England
D
A neck brace designed to help reduce neck injuries in helmeted sports
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2
Q2.
By what nickname was Janis Joplin known?
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3
Q3.
In England, Dick Turpin (1706-39), Claude Duval (1643-70) and John Nevison (1639-84) were well known as what?
B
Ambassadors to the court of St James
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4
Q4.
Big Ben is in which London building?
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5
Q5.
Which of these was a book by Dale Carnegie, first published in 1936?
A
Conversations With the Blues
B
The Medium is the Message
C
How to Win Friends and Influence People
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6
Q6.
For women's basketball, the official basketball size is 28.5 inches in circumference (size 6) and what weight in ounces?
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7
Q7.
What does the Gödel solution, proposed to Einstein's equations, imply as a technical possibility?
A
Travel faster than the speed of light
C
Travel through worm holes
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