Daily Quiz #2737
General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 16 July 2016
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Q1.
Which of these is a woman?
A
English writer Evelyn Waugh
B
French novelist Georges Sand
C
Actor, producer & dramatist Emlyn Williams
D
US musician and lead singer of a rock band, Marilyn Manson
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Q2.
Singers and performers Joseph Utsler and Joseph Bruce perform under what name?
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3
Q3.
Which country administers the uninhabited subantarctic Campbell Island, which lies at 52°32′24″S 169°8′42″E?
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Q4.
The trophy for which event, presented since 1936, has a bas-relief sculpture of the likeness of each winning driver, along with the driver's name, date of victory and average speed?
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Q5.
According to Greek legend, what was the 9 headed monster from the Lerna marshes killed by Hercules?
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Q6.
What word can either refer to a nineteenth century mobile theatre device, or, in modern usage, a three-dimensional full-size or miniature model, sometimes enclosed in a glass showcase for a museum?
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Q7.
The irregularity in the orbit of the planet Uranus led to what discovery?
A
The sun did not appear to "set" on some planets
B
Gravity was the force determining a planet's orbit
C
Uranus had more than one moon
D
There was another planet, Neptune, nearby
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