Daily Quiz #5063
General Knowledge Quiz for Monday, 28 November 2022
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1
Which of these was a song written by Peter Yarrow in 1959, based on a poem by Leonard Lipton, who was inspired by an Ogden Nash poem titled "Custard the Dragon," about a "Really-O, Truly-O, little pet dragon"?
B
Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds
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2
In Scotland and northern England, what is a "bairn"?
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3
What is the largest river in Europe in terms of length, discharge, and watershed, that flows through central Russia, and has some of the largest reservoirs in the world?
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4
Until the Kingdom of Hellas (Greece), newly recognised internationally as independent in 1832, chose and established its capital in Athens which city served as the Kingdom's capital?
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5
Why did Michael Woodford gain international prominence in 2011?
A
He led the US operation which killed Osama bin Laden
B
He documented a white dwarf with the hottest known surface temperature in the universe, at 200,000 K
C
He captained the team which won the Cricket World Cup
D
He blew the whistle on accounting fraud at Olympus Corporation in Japan
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6
Which venue hosted the Winter Olympics in both 1964 and 1976?
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7
Two of the brightest stars in Earth's sky, in the constellation Orion, are Betelgeuse and …?
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