Daily Quiz #5509
General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 17 February 2024
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Q1.
What does "VCR" stand for?
A
Virtual Complex Replicator
B
Vacuous Contrivance for Replays
C
Video Cassette Recorder
D
Vaguely Communicating Remote
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2
Q2.
What name is given to the police force in the Republic of Ireland?
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3
Q3.
A royal edict and a set of 17 laws emancipated Russian serfs in 1861; when were the last provisions made in order to put the freedom fully in place?
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4
Q4.
In November and December 2001 the first of which two film series were released in the USA?
A
Beverley Hills Cop, The Blues Brothers
C
Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings
D
Bourne, The Lord of the Rings
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5
Q5.
Which conductor of the Worcester Glee Club from 1879 to 1889, went on to write "The Enigma Variations" and "The Dream of Gerontius"?
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Q6.
Agnes Baltsa and Alfredo Kraus were involved in the opening ceremony of what Summer Olympics?
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Q7.
In the Unified Soil Classification System, a system of two-letter classifications, what does "O" stand for as the first letter?
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