Daily Quiz #1757
General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 9 November 2013
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Q1.
Who died at 17 rue Beautrellis, Paris, on 3 July 1971?
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Q2.
Pope Francis, when he was elected Bishop of Rome and head of the Roman Catholic church on 14 March 2013, marked a number of firsts for this papacy. Which of these was NOT one?
Note: This question was updated in June 2022
A
First from outside Europe for over 1,200 years
C
First Pope named Francis
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Q3.
What position did Boris Johnson hold from 4 May 2008 to 9 May 2016?
Note: This question was updated in April 2019
B
Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World
C
Bass guitarist for the Rolling Stones
D
Goalkeeper for Manchester United
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Q4.
In January 2013 Novak Djoković and Victoria Azarenka won the respective men's and women's titles in which Championship?
D
Tournament of Champions
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Q5.
A 1962 film was called "The Mutiny on the ... " what?
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Q6.
What computer operating system that can be installed on a wide variety of computer hardware (including mobile phones, smartphones, wristwatches, mainframes & supercomputers) is an example of free and open source software collaboration?
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Q7.
Where is 0 degrees latitude and 180 degrees longitude?
A
Among the islands that make up Kiribati
B
The Canary Islands, due west of Morocco
C
In the Atlantic Ocean, 20 degrees west of Lisbon, Portugal
D
Wrangel Island, Russia, between the Chukchi Sea and East Siberian Sea
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