Daily Quiz #2788
General Knowledge Quiz for Monday, 5 September 2016
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1
Which 19th century French physicist erected a pendulum 200 feet high in the Pantheon in Paris to demonstrate the earth's rotation?
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2
In which 1988 Academy Award-winning film did Dustin Hoffman play a character with special mental powers called Raymond Babbitt?
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3
Teammates and vigorous competitors, Formula One drivers Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton, both drove for which team until 2016?
Note: This question was updated in June 2020
B
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
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4
A
An amino acid derivative
B
Signalling molecule, known as an eicosanoid
C
A naturally occurring steroid
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5
Which of these could be appropriate to describe the arches in a vault?
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6
How many African countries are crossed by the equator?
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7
What was the main form of transport used by the Japanese army in their invasion of Singapore in World War II?
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