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Daily Quiz #1774

General Knowledge Quiz for Tuesday, 26 November 2013

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Q1. What is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?

A
Malta
B
Sardinia
C
Corsica
D
Sicily
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Q2. Who, in 1831, first demonstrated that the motion of a conductor in a magnetic field generates an electric current?

A
Isaac Newton
B
Humphrey Davy
C
Ernest Rutherford
D
Michael Faraday
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Q3. From which Olympic Games were Germany and Japan excluded?

A
Atlanta, 1996
B
Melbourne, 1956
C
Sydney, 2000
D
London, 1948
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Q4. Which of these does not refer to a day of the week?

A
TGIF
B
FIFA
C
POETS
D
Sabbath
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Q5. Which of these is a sudden and irrational fear of time?

A
Ephebiphobia
B
Chronophobia
C
Chemophobia
D
Christophobia
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Q6. Who is killed by the Shakespearean character Macduff?

A
Hamlet
B
Macbeth
C
Romeo
D
Julius Caesar
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Q7. Which propagandist broadcaster during World War II was jailed for 10 years in October 1949?

A
Mamie
B
Singapore Dahlia
C
Tokyo Rose
D
Mata Hari
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