Daily Quiz #2666
General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 6 May 2016
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Q1.
Time On Our Hands, which held the record for the highest UK audience for a sitcom episode from 1996 for over ten years, is from which TV series?
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Q2.
What is one of the distinctions of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia?
A
The longest continually erupting volcano
B
The biggest collection of Indian elephants in captivity
C
The highest summer temperatures in Asia
D
The capital city with lowest mean annual daily temperature
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Q3.
A placenta in which the umbilical cord is attached at the placental margin is called what?
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Q4.
Which is the 17th century German mathematician and astronomer (at one time assistant to Tycho Brahe) whose works, including " Epitome of Copernican Astronomy", provided one of the foundations for Isaac Newton's theory of universal gravitation?
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Q5.
Which alpine ski racer was World Cup champion in 1967 and 1968, won the Triple Crown of Alpine Skiing with a sweep of the three gold medals for downhill, giant slalom and slalom at the 1968 Winter Olympics, and then retired?
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Q6.
In what country did the Boxer War, or Boxer Rebellion, happen?
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Q7.
In the early 20th century a French chef developed a soup he called Vichyssoise and placed it on the menu of which restaurant ?
A
Ritz-Carlton, New York, USA
B
Jockey-Club de Paris, Paris, France
D
Le Cochon Bourgeois, Berlin, Germany
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