Daily Quiz #3632
General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 28 December 2018
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Q1.
In which country is the city of Aberdeen?
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2
Q2.
Who is the next in this series: Muhammad Naguib, Gamal Abdel Nasser, Muhammad Naguib, Gamal Abdel Nasser, Anwar El Sadat, Sufi Abu Taleb, Hosni Mubarak, Atef Ebeid ... ?
C
Mohamed Abdul Quasim al-Zwai
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3
Q3.
What is the nationality of Andrew Kelly and Richard Collett, who won the pairs championships, and Genevieve Baildon, who was women's singles champion, at the Bowls Classic Championships in Hong Kong in November 2009?
Note: This question was updated in August 2020
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Q4.
The Battle of Midway, fought between 4 and 7 June 1942, was an important naval battle of the Pacific Campaign of World War II. Why was it called that?
A
It was fought near Midway Atoll
B
It was fought mid way through the war
C
It was fought mid way between Japan & Australia
D
It was the first time that fighter planes had been amid enemy ships
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5
Q5.
What does a ceilometer measure?
A
Composition of vehicle exhaust fumes
B
Height of ceiling surfaces in a room
C
Thickness of fish scales
D
Cloud height and overall cloud thickness
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Q6.
Which album contained the song which, when it was released as a single in 2005, reached No.1 in the UK, Canada, Spain, the Netherlands and the US?
B
The Emancipation of Mimi
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Q7.
What was the Judgement of Paris in 1976?
A
Première of an opera by Olivier Messiaen
B
Establishment of a museum dedicated to Collection de l'art brut ("Collection of outsider art")
C
The controversial retro '40s-inspired collection by Yves Saint Laurent
D
A blind wine tasting, of what were later revealed to be French and Californian wines
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