Daily Quiz #4694
General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 24 November 2021
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Q1.
The oldest surviving almost-complete tablets recording a kingdom's code of laws, formed c. 2100-2050 BCE, applied to what region?
A
Babylon, southern Mesopotamia
C
Sumer, southern Mesopotamia
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Q2.
The critically acclaimed, but only 2-season, American TV series "Lot 49" (2018-19), described by one critic as "a fantastic puzzle of a series", references a book by which writer?
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Q3.
What did Emperor Charles V, the Holy Roman Emperor, aim to achieve when he called the Diet of Worms together in 1521?
A
To call Martin Luther to defend or recant his views on Indulgences in the Christian Church
B
A review of Church riches
C
To examine the doctrines of Christian redemption through grace or works
D
Stocktake of numbers of adherents
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Q4.
What is it about maple wood that makes it so popular for making musical instruments?
A
It carries sound waves well
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Q5.
Which Winter Olympic Games was the last to have an outdoor speed skating rink?
A
1960 in Squaw Valley, California
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Q6.
The Mason-Dixon line, which came to symbolise the cultural boundary between the Northern and Southern United States, was originally surveyed to define the border between Maryland and which other state?
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Q7.
Loki and Baldur, or Baldr, are names from what?
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