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Daily Quiz #5093

General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 28 December 2022

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Q1. What do Anton Chekhov, Henrik Ibsen, Eugene O'Neill, Athol Fugard and Frances Boothby have in common?

A
They are playwrights
B
They especially enjoy pavlova for dessert
C
They stood for the European Parliament
D
They are Olympic champions
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Q2. In 1954, in a television adaptation of a book by Ian Fleming, Barry Nelson was the first person to appear on a screen as which fictional character?

A
James Bond
B
Caractacus Potts
C
Batman
D
Hercule Poirot
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Q3. Putting in place developments by agriculture expert Dr. A. Thimmaiah, together with international advisers one of whom is environmental activist Vandana Shiva, which country pledged to become 100% organic, the first?

A
Bhutan
B
Nepal
C
Nauru
D
Liechtenstein
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Q4. What was the 7 m (23 ft) tall bronze statue of Christ the Redeemer of the Andes created to encourage and then celebrate?

A
Building a road across the Andes
B
Christianisation of peoples living in the Andes
C
End of hostilities in the Spanish-American War
D
Resolution of a border dispute between Argentina and Chile
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Q5. What year did students at Oxford University organise the first university "athletic sports" meeting?

A
1925
B
1540
C
1850
D
1725
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Q6. When one whole number is divided by another smaller one, anything over is termed the what?

A
Left overs
B
Rest
C
Remainder
D
Extras
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Q7. On 31 October 1941, the USS Reuben James, a post-World War I four-funnelled Clemson-class destroyer, became the first US Navy ship to do what?

A
Sink a German U Boat
B
Successfully cross the Atlantic during World War II
C
Be sunk by hostile action in World War II
D
Support a major deep-sea diving operation
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