Daily Quiz #5302
General Knowledge Quiz for Tuesday, 25 July 2023
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1
Q1.
What part of speech is the subject of the sentence "John carried some parcels for Mary"?
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2
Q2.
Which war between Austria, France and Russia versus Great Britain and Prussia ended with the ceding of Silesia to Prussia by Austria and the ceding of French territory in Canada to Britain?
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3
Q3.
What is the common name for the seeds of horse-chestnut trees?
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4
Q4.
What does Playfair's Theory describe?
A
Glacier action on the surrounding land
B
The relationship between a river valley and the size of the stream or river that runs through it
C
The workable proportion between height and width in 18th century monumental architecture
D
The definition of parallel lines
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5
Q5.
Started as early as 1888, professional competitions offering trophies testing and displaying cowboy and vaquero skills are called what?
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6
Q6.
Which UK TV series (first screened in 2021), centres on a young New Zealander living in Hackney, London, working jobs in a cinema and as a nanny, who, after a one-night stand on New Year's Eve, discovers she slept with a famous movie star?
C
The Map of Tiny Perfect Things
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Q7.
Who coined the expression "portmanteau words" for words made from combinations of other words, such as "brunch"?
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