Daily Quiz #3247
General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 8 December 2017
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Q1.
What does commensalism between two organisms imply about them?
A
One benefits while the other is harmed
B
Both benefit from each other
C
One is harmed while the other is unaffected
D
One benefits from the other without affecting it
Select from the options above.
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Q2.
Which of these is an early wind instrument, dating from the Mediaeval, Renaissance and Baroque periods, that takes the form of a tube, typically about 60 cm long, made of ivory or wood, with woodwind-style fingerholes?
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Q3.
Which American blues artist died on 21 June 2001?
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Q4.
Laws enacted through the southern USA from the late 19th century enforced racial segregation on the basis of race, of people as "separate but equal"; what were the laws known as?
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Q5.
Which of these countries has the smallest area?
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Q6.
Apollo Creed is the enemy of whom?
Note: This question was updated in November 2020
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Q7.
What did Spanish canoeist Jovino González, Spanish cyclist Janet Puiggros Miranda, Swiss cyclist Oscar Camenzind and Irish distance runner Cathal Lombard, all in the 2004 Olympics, have in common with Spanish cyclist Maria Isabel Moreno in the 2008 Olympics?
A
They fainted during the medal ceremony
C
Their luggage was lost and they competed in borrowed clothing
D
They withdrew before competing in the finals
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