Daily Quiz #3616
General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 12 December 2018
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Q1.
Where are the islands called Amherst, Bayfield, Greene, Simcoe, High Bluff, Nicholson, Waupoos and Wolfe?
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2
Q2.
What distinguishes lamé fabric from other fabrics?
A
Metallic ribbons are wrapped around the fibre yarn
B
It includes ribbons of metallic fibre, woven or knitted with the other fibres in the fabric
C
It consists of woven plastic-coated metallic strands
D
Its yarn has a metallic core
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Q3.
Daniel O'Connell did what in 1828 and 1829 as part of a campaign to remove the restrictions on Roman Catholics in the UK?
B
He broke windows in the Houses of Parliament
C
Tried to hang himself in prison
D
Attempted assassinations of the Prime Minister
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4
Q4.
Which of these people is most associated with the guitar?
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5
Q5.
In the surveying method called LIDAR, what does the acronym stand for?
A
Light inspection, diversion and ranging
B
Light inversion and distant review
C
Light detection and ranging
D
Light detecting radiowaves
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Q6.
Leni Riefenstahl made a still highly praised film released in 1938, which centred on what?
A
Underwater cinematography
B
1934 Nazi Party Congress in Nuremberg
D
A 1903 opera by Eugen d'Alber, written by Rudolph Lothar
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Q7.
When did the first edition of the conservative and anti-Communist monthly magazine, "The Reader's Digest", appear?
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