Daily Quiz #5459
General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 29 December 2023
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Q1.
In the Rio 2016 Summer Paralympics, the Olympic torch was toured through 5 Brazilian cities plus where else before creating the Olympic Flame?
A
The statue of Christ the Redeemer
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2
Q2.
In 1966 a computer programme called ELIZA was published, which is described as the first designed to do what?
A
Mimic the sound of human speech
B
Respond to questions as if human
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3
Q3.
In what field was the 15th century Flemish Jan van Eyck famous?
D
Water colour landscapes
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4
Q4.
Joseph Pulitzer, founder of the Pulitzer Prizes, made his fortune from what?
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5
Q5.
What colour are the stars on the US flag?
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Q6.
What does "With lifebelts on they may not have drowned" mean?
A
They did wear lifebelts but still drowned
B
They didn't wear lifebelts and have drowned; lifebelts could maybe have saved them
C
They could have been wearing lifebelts and could still be alive
D
Lifebelts are a lifesaver
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Q7.
What light-sensitive tissue lines the inner surface of the eye?
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