Daily Quiz #2642
General Knowledge Quiz for Tuesday, 12 April 2016
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1
In 1187 AD Jerusalem was captured, for the last time for over 40 years, by which forces?
A
Saladin and the Ayyubid army
B
Atsız and the Seljukid forces
C
The European First Crusade
Select from the options above.
2
WWE, which is controlled by Vince McMahon, is a publicly-traded, privately-controlled integrated media and sports entertainment company. What does "WWE" stand for?
A
World Wildlife Exercises
C
World Wrestling Entertainment
D
Wrestling World Entrepreneurs
Select from the options above.
3
A philosophy which explores whether everything you can touch/smell/taste/see/hear, i.e. perceive it, really exists except to the extent you perceive it, is one advanced by whom?
A
Dr John Locke FRS (1632 – 1704)
B
René Descartes (1596-1650)
C
Aristotle (384-322 BCE)
D
Bishop of Cloyne (1685 – 1753)
Select from the options above.
4
Which of these is a common saying of Agatha Christie's fictional detective Hercules Poirot?
A
"Do you feel lucky, punk?"
B
"Sit. Beg. Walk. Stop."
D
"The little grey cells"
Select from the options above.
5
What is the national park in Wyoming covering 3350 square miles that was opened in 1872?
B
Yellowstone National Park
C
Joshua Tree National Park
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6
What is the name for a musical work written for nine instruments?
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7
What is the name for the centre of an atom?
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