Daily Quiz #3340
General Knowledge Quiz for Sunday, 11 March 2018
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Q1.
What does "widow's peak" refer to?
D
A level of physical fitness
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2
Q2.
Who wrote the symphonic suite "Scheherazade"?
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3
Q3.
San Francisco is closest to which ocean?
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4
Q4.
The purse for the winner of the Men's Singles at Wimbledon in 2017 was £2.2 million; what was the purse for the winner of the Women's Singles?
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Q5.
The name of what product, also known as paraffin, a combustible hydrocarbon liquid, was registered as a trademark by Abraham Gesner in 1854?
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6
Q6.
The Caroline Norton court case highlighted the injustice of what British law?
A
Royalties on intellectual property were discretionary only
B
Most assets acquired by a wife went to her husband
C
A woman could not decline a proposal of marriage from a nobleman
D
Hours of work were different for men and women
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Q7.
Ellen Page and Ian Daniel are journalists and presenters for which television channel?
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