Daily Quiz #2742
General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 21 July 2016
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1
Q1.
Cleopatra is reputed to have killed herself because of the death of whom?
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2
Q2.
What was the name of the scheme approved by U S Congress in 1948 for the long term financing of the reconstruction of Europe following World War II?
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3
Q3.
Which US TV series is set in the Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital?
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4
Q4.
The Rhine flows into the North Sea near which city?
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5
Q5.
The term "musket" strictly refers to a firearm with what?
B
A flint as a firing mechanism.
D
Rifling in an anticlockwise direction
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6
Q6.
What is FMT trialled for?
A
Drought resistant planting
D
Earthquake-proof sewage piping
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7
Q7.
Why was Korean short-track speedskater Kim Dong-Sung disqualified from the men's 1500 metre final at the 2000 Olympics?
B
Using the drug darbepoetin
D
Making obscene gestures
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