Daily Quiz #3357
General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 28 March 2018
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Q1.
Charlie owes his adventures in a chocolate factory to which British author?
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Q2.
Which of these is a British medal instituted in 1886 awarded to officers of the army, the navy and, from 1 April 1918, the air force?
Note: This question was updated in December 2020
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Q3.
When and where did the Songhai Empire flourish?
A
15th and 16th centuries, West Africa
B
11th century, north India
C
14th century, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)
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Q4.
In which 1940 film did the characters Adenoid Hynkel, Benzino Napolini, Garbitsch and Herring appear?
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Q5.
Ecuador enacted what, as Objective 4 of its constitution, in 2008?
A
Recognition of the volcano Cotopaxi as an individual with all the rights of a person
C
Rights of oil mining companies to prospect in conservation areas
D
Guarantee of "the rights of nature"
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Q6.
What system specifies each point uniquely in a plane by a pair of numerical coordinates, which are the signed distances from the point to two fixed perpendicular directed lines?
B
A Cartesian coordinate system
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Q7.
What was the subject of the Mitchell Report to the Commissioner of Baseball in 2007?
C
Use of hidden hand signals
D
Use of steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs in Major League Baseball
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