Daily Quiz #2563
General Knowledge Quiz for Sunday, 24 January 2016
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1
Q1.
In what sport is "touché" said to signify that an opponent has scored a hit?
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2
Q2.
What organisation developed the Rosetta space mission?
A
European Space Agency (ASE)
B
National Space Agency (KazCosmos)
C
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
D
National Centre of Space Research (CNES)
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3
Q3.
Which of these ingredients can be used to make a "White Russian"?
C
Vodka, Galliano & orange juice
D
Vodka, Triple Sec & lime juice
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4
Q4.
In 1403, Venice imposed a waiting period for those wishing to enter the city, to see if they would develop the plague. How long was this period of isolation?
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5
Q5.
Which German Romantic author of fantasy and horror, a jurist, composer, music critic, draftsman and caricaturist became famous for his fairy stories and romantic novels, and for writing the opera "Undine"?
A
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller
B
Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffman
C
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
D
Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff
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6
Q6.
Who wrote the song to which Miley Cyrus famously twerked in 2013?
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Q7.
What is the name for the area of the Atlantic Ocean south east of Bermuda distinguished by the mass of brown seaweed that floats there?
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