Daily Quiz #2469
General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 22 October 2015
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Q1.
Which of these countries had not, in 2012, yet permanently abolished the death penalty?
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2
Q2.
What was the nickname of the defending champion in the 2014 World Snooker Championship?
B
The Jester from Leicester
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3
B
Leaf like, seed-bearing structures in the innermost part of a flower
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4
Q4.
What international humanitarian institution was founded in Switzerland in 1863?
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Q5.
He is a playwright, screenwriter, film director and essayist with a Pulitzer Prize (1984) and Tony and Oscar award nominations; he is married to singer-songwriter Rebecca Pidgeon; what is his name?
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Q6.
A TV series first screened in 2014 deals with stunts which fall foul of physics, biology or engineering, and is called what?
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Q7.
The name of which capital city, previously known as Wirye-seong, Hanju, Namgyeong, Hanseong, Hanyang and Gyeongseong, originated from the local word meaning "capital city"?
A
Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City)
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