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Daily Quiz #1707

General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 20 September 2013

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Q1. What much-visited destination is near Oświęcim, Poland?

Note: This question was updated in May 2022
A
Białowieża Forest
B
The Zuiderzee
C
Branicki Palace
D
Auschwitz concentration camp
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Q2. On 17 June 1994, what vehicle was O J Simpson driving in a slow-speed chase by police at 35 miles per hour (56 km/h)?

A
Ford Bronco
B
Maserati
C
A pedal car
D
Vespa
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Q3. In 1884 Pope Leo XIII published the encyclical "Humanum Genus", which denounced a number of beliefs and practices such as popular sovereignty and the separation of church and state, in relation to which group in particular?

A
Falun Gong
B
Seventh Day Adventists
C
Freemasons
D
Composers of light operas
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Q4. The London 2012 Summer Olympics was remarkable, among other things, for what?

A
The sun shone through the entire Olympics
B
It had three official mascots
C
It was the first Olympics at which every sport had female competitors
D
No competing athletes tested positive for drugs
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Q5. Which 2004 film, directed by Mike Nicholls and starring Clive Owen, Julia Roberts, Jude Law and Natalie Portman concerns two obsessive couples whose intimacy pushes them further apart?

A
The Breakfast Club
B
Carnal Knowledge
C
Stranger Than Fiction
D
Closer
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Q6. Which of these foods is a good source of omega-3 fatty acids?

Note: This question was updated in October 2022
A
Milk
B
Tuna
C
Feta cheese
D
Chicken
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Q7. In 2002 Wincanton in the UK twinned with what town in addition to its twins of Gennes / Les Rosiers in France and Lahnau in Germany?

A
Maastricht in the Netherlands
B
Scott Base in Antarctica
C
Copenhagen in Denmark
D
The fictional Ankh Morpork from the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett
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