Daily Quiz #3343
General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 14 March 2018
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Q1.
Georgian Nodar Kumaritashvili was killed during a training run on the course for the 2010 Winter Olympics. He was a competitor in what sport?
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Q2.
What is the word for the apparent change in frequency of a vibration due to the relative change in position of the observer?
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Q3.
Who called in 1987 on "Mr Gorbachev" to "tear down this wall"?
A
Charles de Gaulle, President of France
B
John Kennedy, President of the USA
C
Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the UK
D
Ronald Reagan, President of the USA
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Q4.
Which of these countries has the longest coastline?
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Q5.
Which of these is a play based on the story of Thomas More, the 16th-century Chancellor of England, by Robert Bolt?
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Q6.
What are the so-called STEM subjects in education?
A
Reading, writing and arithmetic
B
Mathematics, science, engineering and technology
C
Teaching in the first two years
D
Spelling, theatre, physical exercise and music
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Q7.
Who acquired ownership around 563 CE of the island of Iona, in the Inner Hebrides off the Ross of Mull on the western coast of Scotland?
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