Daily Quiz #4962
General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 19 August 2022
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Q1.
The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season was notable for its record number of named storms. How many were there?
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A
The founder of a line of fashion tights
B
An alter ego of Jean Racine
C
One of the witches in Macbeth
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Q3.
Why were the figure skating team event medals in the 2022 Winter Olympics not awarded at the time?
A
The three medal-winning teams had to leave before the medal ceremonies
B
Illness affected more than 50% of each team
C
No teams were entered in the tournament
D
One of the competitors in the team which scored highest tested positive for a banned drug
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Q4.
What is another name for the childhood disease called laryngotracheobronchitis?
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Q5.
What type of art would you be making if you glued macaroni onto a surface?
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Q6.
Loihi Seamount, an active undersea volcano, is around 35 km (22 miles) off the southeast coast of where?
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Q7.
In the lyric "If I were a rich man…", from the musical "Fiddler on the Roof", what describes "were" grammatically?
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