Daily Quiz #1707
General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 20 September 2013
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1
What much-visited destination is near Oświęcim, Poland?
Note: This question was updated in May 2022
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Auschwitz concentration camp
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2
On 17 June 1994, what vehicle was O J Simpson driving in a slow-speed chase by police at 35 miles per hour (56 km/h)?
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3
In 1884 Pope Leo XIII published the encyclical "Humanum Genus", which denounced a number of beliefs and practices such as popular sovereignty and the separation of church and state, in relation to which group in particular?
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Composers of light operas
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4
The London 2012 Summer Olympics was remarkable, among other things, for what?
A
The sun shone through the entire Olympics
B
It had three official mascots
C
It was the first Olympics at which every sport had female competitors
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No competing athletes tested positive for drugs
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5
Which 2004 film, directed by Mike Nicholls and starring Clive Owen, Julia Roberts, Jude Law and Natalie Portman concerns two obsessive couples whose intimacy pushes them further apart?
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6
Which of these foods is a good source of omega-3 fatty acids?
Note: This question was updated in October 2022
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7
In 2002 Wincanton in the UK twinned with what town in addition to its twins of Gennes / Les Rosiers in France and Lahnau in Germany?
A
Maastricht in the Netherlands
B
Scott Base in Antarctica
D
The fictional Ankh Morpork from the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett
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