Daily Quiz #2533
General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 25 December 2015
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1
A
A thousand trillion flops
C
The modified labellum of an orchid
D
An alumnus of a philosophy education, research and training network
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2
Whose first book, published in 1920, was "The Mysterious Affair at Styles"?
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3
For what did William Kemmler, then at New York's Auburn Prison, become famous on 6 August 1890?
A
The first person to be executed via the electric chair
B
The first person to break out of a prison ringed with barbed wire
C
The first warder to be convicted of murdering a prison inmate
D
The first prison manager to allow conjugal visits
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4
What is the last name of "Dr. Phil"?
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5
The Rhine, the Mississippi and the Amazon are all what type of geographical feature?
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6
Due to a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Britain at the time of the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games and the strict quarantine laws of Australia, where were the equestrian events held?
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7
Which of these is a description of a mordent?
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