Daily Quiz #3510
General Knowledge Quiz for Tuesday, 28 August 2018
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1
What was one of the effects of the meeting between Joseph Parker, NZ, and Antony Joshua, UK, in March 2018?
A
The World Heavyweight boxing titles were unified, being held by the same person
B
Return of Maori artefacts to New Zealand
C
Setting up a major exhibition of British art in Auckland, New Zealand
D
The WBO World Middleweight Championship was awarded
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2
What became known as the Carrington Event in 1859?
A
Mauna Loa, Hawaii, erupted for 300 days
B
The first ringing of Big Ben
C
A major geo-magnetic storm
D
France legislated to set A above middle C to a frequency of 435 Hz, to standardise the pitch
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3
How many feet (metres) above sea level is the great saline lake known as Salton Sea in California, USA?
A
None, it is 234 ft (71.3 m) below sea level
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4
What name is given to a young lion?
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5
Where are the terms "recto" and "verso" applied?
B
In a religious ceremony
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6
Which 18th century German composer wrote over 40 operas including "Orfeo ed Eurydice" and "Alceste", comic operas and instrumental music?
Note: This question was updated in July 2019
A
Christoph Willibald Gluck
C
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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7
To call someone a whiffler can indicate that you think they do what?
B
Argue evasively, shift position constantly
D
Make a mockery of others
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