Daily Quiz #4118
General Knowledge Quiz for Monday, 27 April 2020
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Q1.
What is the description "trochaic" usually applied to?
A
Something which is very old
B
A pass in fencing with foils
C
A foot, or unit, in a line of poetry
D
A muscle which continually cramps
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Q2.
London bridges - Battersea, Albert, Putney, Hammersmith - were built, re-built or substantially altered into their present-day form following what other major building project?
A
The London sewer network and pumping system
D
The present Palace of Westminster
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Q3.
Where are pingos more likely to be found?
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Q4.
What problem did Leonardo Bonacci, nicknamed Fibonacci, quote as a demonstration in his 1202 book explaining the mathematical sequence also known as the Golden Ratio?
A
The growth in the spirals in a seashell
B
Growth of rabbit populations
C
Differing numbers of petals in flower species
D
Spread of infection in rat populations
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Q5.
What are hnefatafl, or King's Table, brandubh, and tablut?
A
Scandinavian styles of furniture
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Q6.
Still life is a term which can be applied to a certain style of what?
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Q7.
Arnall Patz received the US Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2004 for his lifetime of work in what field?
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