Daily Quiz #3802
General Knowledge Quiz for Sunday, 16 June 2019
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Q1.
In what can a slow over rate be penalised?
A
Announcing, in broadcast media
B
Throwing, in a game of water polo
C
Calculating the weighted average cost of capital, in corporate finance
D
Bowling, fielding or batting in a game of cricket
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2
Q2.
Which literary character started the popularisation of the phrase "hoist with one's own petard"?
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3
Q3.
Where is scroggin more likely to be used?
B
During an Olympic marathon
C
As packing for a shotgun cartridge
D
To create a rock garden
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4
Q4.
Which is the fifth largest country in South America in land area, spanning high plains and lakes, mountains, tropical rainforests and savannahs, major rivers and dry valleys?
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5
Q5.
One of the actors in the TV series "The IT Crowd" (2006-2013) also appears in which of these other TV series?
B
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
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Q6.
In 2015, with names formally confirmed in 2016, new laboratory-synthesised elements were added to the periodic table of elements. How many were there?
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Q7.
Between 9 December 1917 and 11 November 1918 (inclusive) how many armistices are recognised as having effected cessation of fighting in various areas during World War I?
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