Daily Quiz #3832
General Knowledge Quiz for Tuesday, 16 July 2019
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1
Which of these was a playwright who is believed to have co-written a number of plays credited to Shakespeare alone?
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2
Which of these is a type of cotton fabric?
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3
After Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson won the 100 metre dash at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, why was his gold medal taken away and awarded to runner-up Carl Lewis?
A
He abused the officials at the finish line
B
He performed the Black Power salute on the victory stand
D
He tried to make a speech from the victory stand
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4
Which inn at Cheapside near Friday Street (where, it is said, Shakespeare, Johnson and friends met frequently), was destroyed by the Great Fire of London?
B
Queen Victoria Public House
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5
Which of these is the furthest north?
B
Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland
C
Bognor Regis, West Sussex, England
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6
Who starred with Bette Davis in the 1962 film "Whatever Happened To Baby Jane"?
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7
Which of Galileo's achievements brought him into conflict with the church, resulting in his being confined to his house for the last years of his life?
A
He attempted to measure the speed of light
B
He invented the thermometer
C
He said that the Copernican view of the universe was correct
D
He attempted to measure the weight of air
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