Daily Quiz #5581
General Knowledge Quiz for Monday, 29 April 2024
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Q1.
What is a name for the strong, cold, gusty north-easterly winter wind which blows to the Adriatic Sea from the Dinaric Alps?
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Q2.
What British motor car manufacturer, founded in 1909 by H.F.S. Morgan and run by him until 1959 when his son Peter Morgan took over until 1999, is currently run by Peter's son, Charles Morgan?
A
The Morgan Motor Company
C
Jowett Motor Manufacturing Company
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Q3.
The saying "By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest" is credited to whom?
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Q4.
Which of these is a series of sketches outlining the scenes of a film?
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Q5.
Dragon boat racing, as part of a complex of ceremonies, is thought to have originated where?
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Q6.
When was the spacecraft Rosetta launched to make contact with comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko (67P)?
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Q7.
British marine biologist William Saville-Kent's work in Australia is credited in the development of which of these?
A
Salmon fishing in Tasmania
B
A national marine research laboratory in Poland
C
Blister and spherical cultured pearls of commercial quality
D
The Parramatta Industrial School for Girls
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