Daily Quiz #4618
General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 9 September 2021
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Q1.
Where was the record for the longest professional tennis match broken in 2010 when John Isner & Nicolas Mahut took 11 hours and 5 minutes over a three day period?
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Q2.
Mrs Tiggy-Winkle appears in a book by which writer?
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Q3.
Joseph Conrad's semi-autobiographical 1899 novella "Heart of Darkness" speaks of happenings during a voyage up the Congo River into the Congo Free State, comparing what with what?
A
Trading practices on the west and east coasts of Africa
B
The "civilised" West, and African natives
C
The success of colonialism in Africa and in India
D
British and African navigation practices
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Q4.
In which country are the cities of Bishkek, Batken, Karakol, Naryn, Osh and Jalal-Abad?
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Q5.
Which year was called the Year of the Five Emperors?
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Q6.
What did George W Bush get from Tony Blair as a birthday present in 2006?
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Q7.
Which planet is closest to Neptune in size and composition?
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