Daily Quiz #4272
General Knowledge Quiz for 28 September 2020
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1
The first European scientific observation of a transit of Venus (when Venus passes between the Sun and Earth, and can be seen as a small black disk moving across the face of the Sun) was made by Jeremiah Horrocks and William Crabtree in England in what year?
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2
Which of these is in Nice?
B
Promenade des Anglaises
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3
What film character was created by Paul Hogan?
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4
In British history, what "House" ruled after the House of Hanover?
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5
The Montreal Biodome in Montreal allows visitors to walk through replicas of four ecosystems found in the Americas. What was the building originally constructed for?
D
The velodrome for the 1976 Olympic Games
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6
In 2006 English politician George Galloway was widely quoted as saying that it would be "morally justified if someone chose to assassinate …" whom?
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7
Which of these is a small member of the lute family, in use in Europe during the Renaissance?
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