Daily Quiz #2886
General Knowledge Quiz for Monday, 12 December 2016
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Q1.
Who wrote the songs for the film version of "The Wizard of Oz"?
A
Harold Arlen and E Y Harburg
B
Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
C
Fred Ebb and John Kander
D
Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart
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Q2.
In 1844 China signed the Treaty of Wangxia with what country?
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Q3.
What distinguishes a yorker in cricket?
A
The bowler's hand does not rise above the level of the waist
B
The ball is bowled by flicking it between the thumb and a bent middle finger in order to impart spin
C
The ball is bowled to bounce at or near the batsman's feet
D
The ball is bowled to bounce and spin towards the right (for the batsman) away from leg
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Q4.
What is another name for the second magnitude star "Alpha" in the Little Bear Constellation which is the nearest conspicuous star to the north celestial pole?
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Q5.
Which is the province of the People's Republic of China which lies furthest south-west?
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Q6.
What nationality were the Mighty Handful, also known as The Five, the composers Rimsky-Korsakov, Mussorgsky, Balakirev, Cui and Borodin?
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Q7.
What measure of land area was defined in medieval England as the size of a field that could be ploughed by a yoke of oxen in one day?
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