Daily Quiz #971
General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 15 September 2011
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Q1.
What is the name of the line separating the numerator and denominator of a fraction if it is written as a diagonal line?
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Q2.
What is the title of a 2001 award winning documentary film directed by Sandi Simcha DuBowski about gay and lesbian Orthodox Jews trying to reconcile their sexuality with their faith?
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Q3.
Who has been married to actress Patricia Arquette (1995 to 2001), singer/songwriter Lisa Marie Presley (daughter of Elvis Presley, 2002 to 2004) and then to former waitress Alice Kim, with whom he has a son, Kal-El?
Note: This question was updated in February 2020
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Q4.
Which of these is British slang for someone from the Birmingham area?
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Q5.
Which of these US prisons is still operational?
A
Lincoln Heights Jail, Los Angeles, California
B
Alcatraz, San Francisco, California
C
Sing Sing, Ossining, New York
D
Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Q6.
Set up in 1954 as a merger of smaller groups, the Front de Libération Nationale fought a war for independence from France until 1962, when the French government signed a cease-fire agreement. The FLN became the only legal party in which country?
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Q7.
David Seaman and David Beckham are connected with which sport?
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