Daily Quiz #5077
General Knowledge Quiz for Monday, 12 December 2022
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1
He established inductive methodologies for scientific inquiry, and is thought to have died from pneumonia contracted while studying the effects of freezing on preserving meat. Who was he?
B
Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St. Alban (1561 – 1626)
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2
Which of these is in the city of Florence, Italy?
D
Basilique du Sacré-Cœur
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3
Unlike other vertebrates, placental mammals and most bony fishes lack what?
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4
For the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, USA, why was there only one new venue in the 15 used?
A
Terminal disagreements with architects
B
Cost control by the city in the Great Depression
C
It was an IOC requirement
D
A list of the venues needed was not supplied to the city in time to build more
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5
Which 2009 film is set in 2154?
B
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
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6
What colour is lapis lazuli?
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7
In the Battle of Langshan Jiang, or Wolf Mountain River, the force which eventually won the battle attacked its opponent's ships with not only double pump flamethrowers but also what?
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