Daily Quiz #5327
General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 19 August 2023
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Q1.
Clint Eastwood played the character of Rowdy Yates in which US TV series of the 1960s?
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2
Q2.
Edward the Confessor was crowned King of England in which century?
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3
Q3.
The African continent lies most immediately...(where)..?
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4
Q4.
What name is given to the external set of floral leaves or sepals in a flower?
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Q5.
Which of these dances originated in Cuba?
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Q6.
IOC President Jaques Rogge led a spontaneous one minute silence on 23 July before the opening of the 2012 Olympics to mark what?
A
The 11 Israeli athletes killed in the Munich massacre at the 1972 Olympics
C
The death of Don Juan Antonio Samaranch, the previous IOC President
D
A gun massacre the previous Friday at a cinema in Colorado, killing at least 12 and injuring 59 more
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Q7.
In 1928 Amelia Earhart received the U.S. Distinguished Flying Cross for what?
A
Highest flight by a female aviator
B
She was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean
C
She was the first woman to fly solo across the North American continent and back
D
She set a world altitude record of 18,415 feet (5,613 m)
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