Daily Quiz #1573
General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 9 May 2013
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1
Q1.
What are SMS messages sent by?
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2
Q2.
What is one expected to do in a dormitory?
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3
Q3.
Which of these countries is landlocked?
Note: This question was updated in March 2023
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4
Q4.
Roughly when was the Hampton Court Maze created?
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Q5.
Which of these is true about Benjamin Franklin and a term as a US senator?
A
He became senator in 1777
B
He represented Pennsylvania
D
He resigned from the Senate in1781
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Q6.
It was inspired by an Ingmar Bergman film, has had Glynis Johns, Judi Dench and Catherine Zeta-Jones as leading actress, all of whom have won major awards in the role, and has contributed a haunting and enduring song to the popular canon. Which is it?
A
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue by Leonard Bernstein
B
Candide by Leonard Bernstein
C
A Little Night Music by Stephen Sondheim
D
Vanessa by Samual Barber
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Q7.
Pétanque, boules, bocce, bolas criollas are all related games involving what?
A
A whip and linked balls
B
Balls and a marked target point
C
Balls, and a target jack or piglet
D
A ball, and moving puppets with open mouths
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