Daily Quiz #5095
General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 30 December 2022
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1
Established in New York in 1999, what is the High Line?
A
A high level high speed commuter train
B
The official maximum building height
C
An establishment offering the widest range of legal drugs
D
A public park built on an old freight rail line
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2
The long-running murder mystery play, "The Mousetrap" by Agatha Christie, was developed from an earlier radio play by the same author called what?
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3
In Greek legend, what were Stheno, Euryale and Medusa, winged female monsters with snakes for hair who turned mortals to stone if they looked directly at them?
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4
Who wrote "Little Women"?
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5
What chromosomes do the two main human sexes have?
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6
The volcano Vesuvius looks down on what?
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7
Why, in the 2022 Winter Olympics, did the Swedish team ask that races be moved to earlier in the day?
A
The events in which their athletes were competing were short-changed in TV coverage
B
To protect athletes from the bitter cold in late afternoon and early evening events
C
The angle of reflection of the sunlight later in the day was blinding athletes
D
They had been scheduled alongside their traditional rivals, Finland
Select from the options above.
