Daily Quiz #5315
General Knowledge Quiz for Monday, 7 August 2023
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Q1.
Who was the first person to win both an Oscar and a Nobel Prize?
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2
Q2.
Which pigment is named after an Italian city?
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3
Q3.
What is the world's richest horse race in 2023?
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Q4.
Why, during World War I, were some munition workers nicknamed "canary girls" or simply "canaries"?
A
They sang to ensure that they didn't bump into each other when their vision was obscured
B
They wore yellow overalls
C
Handling TNT can cause the skin to turn bright yellow-orange
D
They did most of their work in blast-proof cages
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5
Q5.
What was the flight number of the aircraft which disappeared in 2014 en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, and has still not been traced?
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Q6.
"Facebook" was launched in what year?
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Q7.
What saline basin in Central Asia, once the world's fourth largest lake with an area of 68,000 square kilometres (26,000 sq miles), has been steadily shrinking since the 1960s when the rivers feeding it were diverted by irrigation projects?
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