Daily Quiz #4991
General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 17 September 2022
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Q1.
Obsidian, caused naturally when lava cools very quickly, is what type of substance?
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2
Q2.
Who compiled the 5 volume "The Canon of Medicine", completed in 1025 and still in use as a standard medical textbook through the 18th century in Europe?
D
Ibn Sina, or (in the West) Avicenna
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Q3.
The record for which sport was 15.54 metres in 1909 and 21.89 metres at the 2012 Olympics?
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Q4.
What was the last time that a British King led his troops into battle?
A
Battle of the Ancre, 1916
B
Battle of Waterloo, 1815
C
Normandy Landings, 1944
D
Battle of Dettingen, 1743
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Q5.
Which autonomous region within the Kingdom of the Netherlands is a 33-kilometre (21 mile) long island with a land area of 193 km2 (75 sq miles) in the southern Caribbean Sea?
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Q6.
Score, in relation to an opera, means what?
A
A consummated love, or other, affair in the storyline
B
The music for the performers
C
The size of the first audience
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Q7.
Which TV series, first released in 2009 and sparking several international versions and a number of spin-off series, follows the activities of a three generation family and a family friend in a fast-moving business established in 1989?
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