Daily Quiz #5004
General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 30 September 2022
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1
Claudius is the murderous uncle of which character in a Shakespearean play?
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2
His name was Augustus Newnham, nicknamed Moses by his older brother. What was his family name?
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3
The "Alexandra", "Empress of Australia", "Gothic" and "Britannia" were what kind of ship?
C
America's Cup contenders
D
Ships owned by Aristotle Onassis
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4
In 1921 what international event was held in Monte Carlo, organised by Alice Milliat and Camille Blanc?
A
The first formal international clay pigeon shoot
B
The first Monte Carlo car rally
C
The opening of the first Monte Carlo gambling Casino
D
The first Women's Olympiad
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5
In which sea is The Grenadines island chain?
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6
Who won the 2010 Nobel prize for chemistry for their work in the 1960s & 1970s to find ways to bond carbon atoms (such as palladium-catalysed cross coupling)?
A
James D. Watson, Francis Crick & Maurice Wilkins
B
Brian Jones, Mick Taylor and Ron Wood
C
Richard Heck, Ei-ichi Negishi & Akira Suzuki
D
Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, Robert Plant & John Bonham
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7
The word "pronto" comes to English from which language?
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