Daily Quiz #827
General Knowledge Quiz for Sunday, 24 April 2011
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Q1.
Who was the first Pope to be elected to office in the 21st century?
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Q2.
In what country is the port town of Xai-xai, near the mouth of the Limpopo River?
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Q3.
Which of these is a play by Anton Chekhov?
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Q4.
Through how many of the 5 boroughs of New York City does the New York marathon run?
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Q5.
The craisin is the dried fruit of which of these?
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Q6.
What caused the ancient Egyptian temples of Dakka, Maharraqa, Wadi es-Sebua, Amada, and Derr to be dismantled in the 1960s and rebuilt elsewhere?
A
Underground mining operations
B
The building of the Aswan Dam
C
They were bought and moved to the USA
D
Sand dunes were covering them
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Q7.
Which of these is a pear-shaped, fretless stringed instrument commonly used in Middle Eastern music?
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