Daily Quiz #2678
General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 18 May 2016
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1
From where did the guillotine get its name?
A
From the name of the man who first operated it in 1792
B
Deputy to the Estates-General who proposed beheading as the death penalty in the French Revolution
C
From the word "guilloter" which may mean "to behead"
D
From the name of the village where it was made for French Revolutionary use
Select from the options above.
2
What was the main element in the UK television series "Last Tango in Halifax"?
A
The romance and marriage of two widowed septuagenarians
B
The acting ambitions of a Marlon Brando lookalike
C
The retirement celebration of two dance instructors
Select from the options above.
3
The first time that Roger Bannister ran under 4 minutes for a mile at an international meeting was at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, B.C. Which country was he representing?
Select from the options above.
4
What was the first known contact by Europeans with the people of the islands known at one time as New Hebrides?
A
Martinique trader Peter Dillon in 1825
B
British explorer James Cook in 1774
C
French explorer Louis Antoine de Bougainville in 1768
D
Portuguese explorer Pedro Fernandes de Queirós in 1606
Select from the options above.
5
How did Rio de Janeiro get its name?
A
The bay where the town was later built was discovered by Portuguese on 1 January.
B
The first European explorer who sailed the river was called Janeiro
C
In honour of the wife of the first European explorer in the area
D
It was the name of the ship which first anchored in the area
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6
What did Jacuzzi, an Italian immigrant to the USA, invent?
D
A pump to enable a whirlpool to be created in a bath
Select from the options above.
7
The anxiety treatment drug Diazepam was originally marketed under what name?
Select from the options above.
