Daily Quiz #3108
General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 22 July 2017
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Q1.
Why did the Mars Climate Orbiter, launched on 11 December 1998, drift off course during its voyage and enter a much lower orbit than planned before being destroyed by atmospheric friction?
A
Came under the influence of the sun's gravity
C
A faulty computer software specification
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Q2.
Which author, who wrote "Portrait Of A Lady", "The American" and "Roderick Hudson", was born in New York in 1843 and became a naturalised Englishman in 1915?
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Q3.
Badminton debuted at the 1992 Summer Olympics. How many different people have won gold medals for the men's singles event in its first 7 Olympiads to 2016?
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Q4.
Who had a morning show from June to October 1980 and a late night show from 1982 to 1993 weeknights at 12:30 a.m. at NBC in New York, then moved to CBS where the show screened at 11:30 p.m.?
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Q5.
What is the main ingredient of a plain omelette?
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Q6.
What was one of the early actions by the independent United Provinces of Central America, or the Federal Republic of Central America, after it was formed in 1823?
B
Extension of suffrage to all inhabitants
C
Restoration of ancient religions
D
Establishment of national parks in all five countries
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Q7.
In general terms what best describes the majority of Chile's coastline, i.e. from Arica to Puerto Montt?
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