Daily Quiz #2650
General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 20 April 2016
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Q1.
What is the affectionate Spanish language diminutive that María Eva Duarte de Perón, the second wife of President Juan Domingo Perón of Argentina, was known by?
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2
Q2.
What gambling game involves dealing 2 cards each to the player and the dealer, with the object of getting 9 or more points, counting their face value (except 10s and court cards, which count nothing)?
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3
Q3.
Which of these countries is south of the equator?
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Q4.
Leo Joseph Ryan Jr., the first US congressman to be killed in the line of duty, was murdered where?
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Q5.
What is the name of the measure, by law or usage established in most of the United States, which is contained in a cylindrical vessel eighteen and a half inches in diameter and eight inches deep inside?
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Q6.
Complete the title of a book by Doctor Benjamin Spock: "The Common Sense Book of ..."?
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Q7.
What is a link between the films "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" (1953) and "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy (2001-2003) based J.R.R. Tolkien's saga?
A
Actors of the name Mortenson/Mortensen
B
The director of one is great uncle to the director of the other
C
Anita Loos, writer of the book on which the 1953 film was based, was Tolkien's pupil
D
The same production company
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