Daily Quiz #2567
General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 28 January 2016
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1
Q1.
What is the capital of the U S state of Pennsylvania?
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2
Q2.
Where was the opening ceremony for the 1948 Summer Olympics held on 29 July?
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3
Q3.
What is an aficionado of Gilbert and Sullivan's light operas called?
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4
Q4.
What is the name for the unit of work done by a force of 1 dyne moving through a distance of 1 centimetre?
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Q5.
What was the Halifax gibbet, used from at least the 13th to the 17th century in the town of Halifax in Yorkshire, England?
A
A cage in which the person hung until dead
B
A gallows with one support
C
A stocks from which the person hung, i.e. without support
D
A type of guillotine, with a weighted blade
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6
Q6.
In which of these years did the Spanish Armada sail to attack England?
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Q7.
The name of which person born in Dublin is connected in English history with the locations of Vimiero, Talavera, Salamanca, Vittoria, Orthes and Waterloo?
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