Daily Quiz #2910
General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 5 January 2017
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Q1.
Which series of films were numbered 11, 12 & 13, without any "episodes" numbered 10 or below?
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2
Q2.
What form does an "iamb" have?
A
Regular slow wave cycles
B
Two short syllables followed by accented syllable
C
Six pairs of legs and an armoured and segmented body
D
One short syllable followed by an accented syllable
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Q3.
What was remarkable about Kathrine Switzer's competing as runner no.261 in the 1967 Boston Marathon?
A
She was physically disabled
C
She was found to have run only part of the course
D
Women were not allowed to compete officially at the time
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4
Q4.
Where in Britain is Bishop Rock lighthouse?
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5
Q5.
What instrument consisting basically of a telescope that can be rotated vertically and horizontally on graduated scales was designed for use in land surveying for measuring by triangulation?
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Q6.
Julian Edwin Adderley, a jazz alto saxophonist of the small combo era of the 1950s and 1960s, was known by what nickname?
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Q7.
What made 23 June 2016 particularly significant to the UK and Europe?
A
The UK voted in a referendum to leave the European Union
B
The UEFA Euro 2016 finals were played
C
Most of Europe was severely flooded after sudden torrential rain
D
Guðni Jóhannesson won Iceland's presidency
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