Daily Quiz #1029
General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 12 November 2011
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Q1.
What is the name of the foreign intelligence agency of the German government, which is under the control of the Chancellor's Office?
A
Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND)
C
The Public Security Intelligence Service (PSIS)
D
The State Intelligence Service (SHISH)
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Q2.
Where was the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Frances Spencer on 29 July 1981, held?
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Q3.
Who won the gold medal for the 100m at the 1992 Olympics at 32 years of age and became the oldest Olympic 100 m champion by four years?
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Q4.
Where is the Sea of Serenity?
A
In the book "Pilgrim's Progress" by John Bunyan
C
Around the islands of Tonga
D
Off the east coast of Canada
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Q5.
Marcel Duchamp, whose work was associated with the Dadaist and Surrealist movements, abandoned his successful career as an artist in the later part of his life to do what?
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Q6.
By what name does history better know 11th-century Castilian military leader Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar?
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Q7.
Labor Day is celebrated in what month in the USA and Canada?
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