Daily Quiz #1721
General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 4 October 2013
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Q1.
Which species of shark is the largest fish in the world?
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Q2.
Which country, a founder member of the Arab League in 1945 was suspended from the League from 1979 to 1989 after it signed a peace treaty with Israel?
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Q3.
In the TV series "Extras", Stephen Merchant played what role?
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A cellphone salesman who was in only one episode
B
Darren's assistant, Barry
C
An actor who played Lord Byron
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Q4.
What is the name of the office of someone who acts as a trusted intermediary between an organisation such as a corporation, professional regulatory body, or a branch of government and those outside it, to represent those outside interests?
Note: This question was updated in April 2024
C
Assistant to the Managing Director
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Q5.
In Canada, although women had a limited right by 1884 to vote in governmental elections they did not have full voting rights until when?
A
1919 for all Canada except Quebec (1940)
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Q6.
Which of these is a 20th century avant-garde art movement, pioneered by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, that revolutionized European painting and sculpture, and inspired related movements in music and literature?
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Q7.
It is a team sport played on ice, in which up to 10 skaters per team use sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal, with 18 countries in 2016 contesting its World Championships. What is it called?
Note: This question was updated in September 2016
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