Daily Quiz #4811
General Knowledge Quiz for Monday, 21 March 2022
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Q1.
How many verbs are in the following sentence: "Roger told his dog not to jump on the furniture with muddy feet"?
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2
Q2.
Which of these uses is not one thought to relate to Bedloe's Island?
A
Base for illegal shipping
D
Smallpox quarantine station
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3
Q3.
What happens when Venus is said to be in "inferior conjunction"?
A
It is precisely on the same side of the sun as the Earth
B
It is precisely on the opposite side of the sun from the Earth
C
It is in line with Mercury, the Earth and the sun
D
It is in line with Mars, the sun and the Earth
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4
Q4.
Which English folk song has been popular since Tudor times?
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5
Q5.
What kind of ship was the Japanese "Hōshō", commissioned on 27 December 1922, the first purpose-designed ship of its kind to be commissioned anywhere in the world?
C
Floating helicopter base
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Q6.
Which singer invested in the Ampex company in 1947 (which developed North America's first commercial reel-to-reel tape recorder), was the first to pre-record his radio shows and to master his commercial recordings on magnetic tape?
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Q7.
The 1980 Paralympic Games in Arnhem in the Netherlands led to what?
A
Foundation of the International Sports Organization for the Disabled (ISOD)
B
The creation of the International Co-ordinating Committee Sports for the Disabled in the World (ICC)
C
A slump in interest in disabled sports following low attendance at the Games
D
Cancellation of the Paralympics planned for 1984
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