Daily Quiz #3283
General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 13 January 2018
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Q1.
What is the collective name for eight elite universities in the North Eastern USA?
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2
Q2.
What part does Greek legend assign the Titan, Prometheus, in the development of science (among other things) on Earth?
D
Stealing fire from the gods and giving it to mankind
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Q3.
What news source operating from the US Department of Defense that publishes daily newspapers for the US Armed Forces serving overseas was first published in November 1861, during the American Civil War?
D
The Star Spangled Banner
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Q4.
What is the name for a musical work primarily designed to develop the technique of an instrumentalist?
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Q5.
In 1957, Walter Frederick Morrison sold the manufacturing right to what product, which is now known as the "Frisbee"?
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Q6.
What is "chalcedony"?
A
A naturally magnetised mineral
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Q7.
Where is the game reserve, or wildlife sanctuary, Maasai Mara?
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