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Daily Quiz #1711

General Knowledge Quiz for Tuesday, 24 September 2013

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Q1. Which of these was a British actor, writer, dramatist, filmmaker, theatre and opera director, director, stage designer, screenwriter, comedian, humourist, newspaper and magazine columnist, radio broadcaster and television presenter between 1940 and 2004?

A
John Betjeman
B
Peter Brook
C
Laurence Olivier
D
Peter Ustinov
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Q2. Which of these is the name of a US special operations force?

Note: This question was updated in August 2022
A
Black Beavers
B
Brown Bears
C
Navy Seals
D
Green Alligators
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Q3. Anders Behring Breivik is known for what?

Note: This question was updated in July 2016
A
Travelling to the North Pole with a team of Arctic foxes harnessed to his sledge
B
Developing an internationally acclaimed Pinot Gris wine
C
Murdering 77 people in Norway
D
Writing the lyrics for a Eurovision Song Contest winner
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Q4. Who painted the famous painting known as "The Blue Boy"?

A
Thomas Gainsborough
B
Rembrandt
C
Cézanne
D
Renoir
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Q5. What is the common name for encephalitis lethargica?

A
Laziness
B
Boredom
C
Sleepy sickness
D
Breakfast in bed
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Q6. The fighting style known as mixed martial arts (MMA) is an extreme sport, initially banned in 36 of the 50 states of the USA for its no-holds-barred violence. In the rules later developed which of these is not considered a foul?

A
Throat strikes of any kind and heels to the kidney
B
Groin attacks and eye gouging
C
Placing a finger into any orifice, or into any cut or laceration of your opponent
D
Timidity
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Q7. Lake Neuchatel is in which country?

A
France
B
Germany
C
Switzerland
D
Austria
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