Daily Quiz #3034
General Knowledge Quiz for Tuesday, 9 May 2017
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Q1.
In September 2009 the wife of which newly-elected Prime Minister made international news because of her claims to have been abducted to Venus by aliens?
A
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir of Iceland
B
Silvio Berlusconi of Italy
C
Yulio Hatoyama of Japan
D
François Fillon of France
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Q2.
Which TV series had characters called Dougal, Zebedee, Brian, Ermintrude, Dylan, Florence and Mr Rusty?
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Q3.
What was a quintain used for?
A
Inscribing designs on pottery before firing
B
Practice for improving aim in jousting
D
Turning earth for planting
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Q4.
Why did John Malkovich, Steven Spielberg, Kevin Bacon, Larry King, Mort Zuckerman, Senator Frank Lautenberg and co-owner of the NY Mets, Saul Katz, all form part of the same news item in 2009?
A
They were victims of Bernard Madoff's swindles
B
They attended the bedside of Natasha Richardson
C
They invested in the film "Tintin", to be produced by Peter Jackson
D
They were passengers in a plane that crashed onto the Hudson River, New York
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Q5.
When was the first recorded ascent of Mount Fuji by someone who is not Japanese?
Note: This question was updated in February 2018
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Q6.
Mesons have an extremely brief life span, but when they exist where are they most likely to be found?
A
Hovering over a flowing stream
C
Underneath an Arctic ice shelf
D
In the centre of a whirlpool
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Q7.
What are Quetrupillán, Lanín and Rucapillán in Chile?
A
High altitude saline lakes
D
Astronomical observatories
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