Daily Quiz #4604
General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 26 August 2021
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Q1.
The discovery was announced in 2014 of what proved to be nearly 40,000 years old what, in caves in Sulawesi, Indonesia?
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2
Q2.
Who is acknowledged as the founder of Singapore as a trading post and European settlement in 1819?
B
Edward Gibbon Wakefield
C
Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles
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Q3.
What is the Glarus Thrust?
C
A speed record-breaking car
D
A fault line in the Swiss Alps
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Q4.
Between them, who controls over half of the shares and voting rights of the world's largest cosmetics and beauty company, L'Oréal?
A
Paul McCartney & Ringo Starr
B
The Bettencourt family, & Nestlé
C
Peter and Douglas Revson
D
Nelson Rockefeller and Goodyear
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Q5.
According to Charlotte Brontë, who did Jane Eyre marry?
Note: This question was updated in March 2022
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Q6.
Which of these is commonly used in vehicle brake fluid?
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Q7.
What was the aim of the 1984 Mexico Declaration by the National Olympic Committees?
A
To promote participation in the Olympics by Eastern Bloc countries
B
To strengthen anti-doping testing
C
To support new national Olympic committees
D
To promote holding Games in more Central and South American venues
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