Daily Quiz #3568
General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 25 October 2018
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Q1.
A 2017 satirical film awarded the 2017 Palme d'Or at Cannes, a Swedish co-production with Germany France and Denmark starring Claes Bang and Elisabeth Moss, is set against what background?
A
Corn fields surrounding Ystad, Sweden
B
Outside the Vasa Museum in Stockholm, Sweden
C
The X-Royal art museum in Stockholm, Sweden
D
The Tivoli, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Q2.
Which US President resigned on 9 August 1974?
Note: This question was updated in July 2020
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Q3.
What is the name for the branch of astronomy that relates to precise measurements and explanations of the positions and movements of celestial bodies?
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Q4.
By what name was William Frederick Cody better known?
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Q5.
The main religion in Nepal is a style of what?
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Q6.
At 114.5 metres (376 ft) tall, the ArcelorMittal Orbit observation tower is Britain's largest piece of public art. Where?
A
South Bank of the Thames, London
B
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford, London
C
Above Edinburgh's Waverley railway station
D
Near the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
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Q7.
In printing, what are slugs?
C
Barrows for wheeling lead around the printing works
D
The frames that metal type was put into to represent "pages"
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