Daily Quiz #2601
General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 2 March 2016
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1
Where would a haulm usually be found?
B
As part of a suit of armour
C
In a towing connection in a transport trailer
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2
What is significant about the global loop completed by Sarah Outen from the UK in November 2015?
A
She financed it via crowdfunding
B
Her flight was powered by solar power
C
She gave birth during the trip
D
She completed it by solo human power, by boat, bicycle and kayak
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3
Which of these volcanoes has not been active in the 21st century?
B
Kīlauea in the Hawaiian Islands
C
Stromboli, off the north coast of Sicily
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4
Which coin was first minted by Henry III in 1249, and not withdrawn from circulation until 1887?
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5
What name is given to a class of functional mental disorders involving distress where behaviour is not outside socially acceptable norms?
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6
Which scientist has the following geographical features named after him: a sound in Tierra del Fuego, a mountain in the Andes, a sound in British Columbia's Queen Charlotte Islands and an Australian city?
Note: This question was updated in February 2022
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7
Which book attributed to Thomas Cranmer and published around 1549 is still in print?
D
The Book of Common Prayer
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