Daily Quiz #286
General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 30 October 2009
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Q1.
Who threw his shoes at President Bush during a news conference on 14 December 2008?
Note: This question was updated in April 2017
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Q2.
From which Olympic Games were Germany and Japan excluded?
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Q3.
What is the name of the world's largest church, that was begun in 1450, finished in 1600 and consecrated by Pope Urban XIII in 1626?
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Chartres Cathedral, France
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Q4.
What type of tree is the coolabah, found in Australia?
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Q5.
If someone is referred to as "feline", what animal are they being compared to?
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Q6.
What was the first building in London to be erected on a steel frame, which was opened in 1904?
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Q7.
Which of these plays by Shakespeare was set in England?
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The Merry Wives of Windsor
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