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Daily Quiz #5418

General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 18 November 2023

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Q1. The name of which musical instrument-making firm became associated with film screenings?

A
Steinway
B
Gretsch
C
Dolmetsch
D
Wurlitzer
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Q2. Among other advances, British surgeon Dr Sampson Gamgee developed what?

A
The triangular bandage used in first aid
B
An absorbent antiseptic cotton wool and gauze surgical dressing
C
A mechanically frozen ice rink
D
The ice bag for use in first aid
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Q3. Approximately when were the present-day universities of Al-Azhar in Egypt, al-Qarawiyyin in Morocco, Ez-Zitouna in Tunisia, and Hunan in China first established as recognised places of higher learning?

A
16th century
B
4th century
C
14th century
D
10th century
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Q4. What is the subject of the collection of 12 archaic Greek poems known as The Epic Cycle?

A
The rulers and heroes of Mesopotamia
B
The exploits of Alexander the Great
C
The story of the world from the Creation to the Trojan War
D
The hero known as Gilgamesh
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Q5. In 2014, who was President of the IOC?

A
Richard Carrión
B
Sergei Bubka
C
Thomas Bach
D
Denis Oswald
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Q6. Iraq lies between Syria to the west and what country to the east?

A
Iran
B
Afghanistan
C
Saudi Arabia
D
Pakistan
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Q7. An isotherm is a line denoting equal what?

A
Temperature
B
Wind
C
Air pressure
D
Rain density
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