Daily Quiz #740
General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 27 January 2011
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Q1.
In the film "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (2008) Daisy and Benjamin Button were played by which actors?
A
Ralph Fiennes and Kate Winslet
B
Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman
C
Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett
D
Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone
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Q2.
Someone in disgrace is said to be where?
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3
Q3.
Which play and film was adapted from a story by Christopher Isherwood and later adapted as the musical and film "Cabaret"?
A
The Spy Who Came In From The Cold
C
A Small Town in Germany
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Q4.
What causes a screeching sound when a live microphone is put too close to a speaker?
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Q5.
Which ancient country to the south west of the Caspian Sea had rulers called Deioces, Phraortes, Cyaxares and Astyages?
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Q6.
Which of these is a London landmark?
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Q7.
What was significant about the double-header between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Braves on 11 August 11 1951?
A
The Boston Braves beat the Brooklyn Dodgers
B
It was the first baseball game to be televised in colour
C
All the pitches were strikes
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