Daily Quiz #1574
General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 10 May 2013
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1
What was the popular name for Joseph Stalin by Americans during World War II?
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2
Which fictional character in a popular book published in 1876 was born in St Petersburg?
A
Lyubov Andreyevna Ranevskaya
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3
"The Bowery" is a street in which US city?
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4
Between them, who controls over half of the shares and voting rights of the world's largest cosmetics and beauty company, L'Oréal?
Note: This question was updated in July 2021
A
Paul McCartney & Ringo Starr
B
The Bettencourt family, & Nestlé
C
Peter and Douglas Revson
D
Nelson Rockefeller and Goodyear
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5
Which of these is the oldest known complex scientific calculator, sometimes called the first analogue computer?
Note: This question was updated in September 2020
B
Babbage's difference engine
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6
In falconry what is a tiercel?
C
A tie for the bird's foot
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7
Where was the 2012 annual G8 leaders summit held?
Note: This question was updated in February 2023
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