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Daily Quiz #2070

General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 18 September 2014

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Q1. What can be done to water to make it freeze at a lower temperature than normal?

A
Reduce impurities
B
Add impurities
C
Increase pressure
D
Reduce pressure
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Q2. How many military conflicts have been generally given the name of World War?

A
1
B
2
C
3
D
10
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Q3. "Pomp and Circumstance" is the title of 5 marches by which composer?

A
John Philip Sousa
B
Benjamin Britten
C
Frederick Delius
D
Edward Elgar
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Q4. What is the next in this series: largo, lento, adagio, andante, moderato, allegretto, allegro … ?

A
Rallentando
B
Presto
C
Accelerissimo
D
Arpeggio
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Q5. Which resort shares both the summit of Mont Blanc and the title of highest commune in France with Saint-Gervais-les-Bains?

A
Grenoble
B
Cannes
C
St. Moritz
D
Chamonix
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Q6. The absent-minded Professor Calculus was a colleague of which fictional character?

A
Dr Frankenstein
B
Tarzan
C
Sherlock Holmes
D
Tin Tin
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Q7. In the fantasy novel series, The Throne of Fire, the characters must play what ancient Egyptian game?

A
Backgammon
B
Chess
C
Go
D
Senet
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