Daily Quiz #5397
General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 28 October 2023
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Q1.
What is the name for the cloud formation which is suggested as a source of some sightings of UFOs (unidentified flying objects)?
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Q2.
Military signals are given on which musical instrument?
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Q3.
In the mid-twentieth century, American antiques dealer William H. Guthman was among the first to reframe 18th century carving or painting on what, as colonisers' folk art?
A
Byproducts of whales, such as bones or cartilage
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Q4.
A brutal lightweight unification fight in 2005 (of the WBO and WBC titles), was won by Diego Corrales with a TKO in the tenth round, after what?
A
His opponent fell out of the ring and was knocked out
B
He had been almost knocked out twice himself in that round
C
The ring was flooded with Lego pieces
D
His opponent passed out
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Q5.
When did the spinning jenny become an element in the Industrial Revolution in Britain?
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Q6.
Who is the only 20th century US president carved into Mount Rushmore?
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Q7.
At the 2010 Grammy Awards, who set a new record for the most wins by a female artist in one night, winning six?
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