Daily Quiz #1477
General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 2 February 2013
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Q1.
Guion “Guy” Bluford, Jr. made history as what in 1983?
A
First person to play trumpet underwater
B
First African American in space
C
First legally recognised sex-change in the USA
D
First jazz drummer to have 5 #1 hit records
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Q2.
Who played Rick, the self-proclaimed anarchist who writes poetry and calls himself "The People's Poet" in the UK TV series "The Young Ones"?
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Q3.
The national team of the Iroquois League was admitted to the international federation for what sport in 1990 and competes internationally, the only native American/First Nations team to do so?
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Q4.
A cantata is a piece of music based on what?
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Q5.
Which ancient people with a confederacy of 5 cities (Ekron, Ashdod, Gath, Askalon and Gaza) came into conflict with Israel under Samson, Samuel and David?
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Q6.
What type of computer uses three possible values in its calculations: the digits -1, 0, and +1?
Note: This question was updated in October 2021
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Q7.
Which of these is north of the equator?
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