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Daily Quiz #1516

General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 13 March 2013

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Q1. Emperor Pedro II, Deodoro da Fonseca, Floriano Peixoto, Manuel Vitorino Pereira and Prudente de Morais are names that crop up in the politics of what country in the 19th century?

A
Argentina
B
Mexico
C
Brazil
D
Philippines
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Q2. Which of these is part of a television set?

A
Hard drive
B
Differential
C
Cavity magnetron
D
Receiver
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Q3. What kind of window is made of one or more movable panels that form a frame to hold panes of glass where the glazed panels are opened by sliding vertically or horizontally?

A
Dormer
B
Sash
C
Dado
D
Gable
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Q4. An unexpected event is described as being "out of the ... " what?

A
Red
B
Black
C
Blue
D
Grey
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Q5. The English football team played the World Cup Final in 1966 in what coloured shirts?

Note: This question was updated in April 2021
A
Blue
B
White
C
Red
D
Green
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Q6. Which of these buildings is in Chicago?

Note: This question was updated in February 2024
A
Willis Tower
B
Petronas Towers
C
Sathorn's Robot Building
D
Chrysler Building
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Q7. In 1938, after receiving the Nobel Prize, which physicist emigrated to the USA, protesting the oppressive regime of his homeland?

Note: This question was updated in June 2022
A
Albert Einstein
B
Enrico Fermi
C
Robert Oppenheimer
D
Wernher von Braun
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