Daily Quiz #1792
General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 14 December 2013
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Q1.
Anthony Bourdain remains famous in what profession?
Note: This question was updated in January 2022
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Q2.
What was badly damaged when the ship "Shen Neng I" got into difficulties on 3 April 2010?
B
The beaches on the Côte d'Azur
C
The gannet colony at Cape Kidnappers, New Zealand
D
The Great Barrier Reef, Australia
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Q3.
Ski orienteering was last considered for inclusion in the 2018 Olympic Games and has so far been turned down. Which of these has not been published as one of the reasons?
Note: This question was updated in January 2022
A
None of the IOC members has a connection with the sport
B
It is too difficult for spectators and broadcasting media to follow the competition
C
It is mostly practised only in Nordic countries
D
The new technology and results system were too costly
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Q4.
Which of these is not a "portmanteau" word?
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Q5.
In a 1956 interview with the American journalist Anna Louise Strong, Mao Zedong described the USA as a paper what?
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Q6.
The iron pillar of Delhi, India, a 7.21 m (23.7 ft) high pillar that is 98% pure wrought iron, has withstood corrosion in the open air for how long?
C
Since the late 4th or early 5th century CE
D
Since the early 16th century
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Q7.
Who recorded the theme songs for three James Bond films?
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