Daily Quiz #1861
General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 21 February 2014
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Q1.
When the US swimmer Michael Phelps became the youngest male at the time to break a world record in swimming, what was the occasion?
Note: This question was updated in August 2022
A
200 m butterfly in the World Championship Trials for the 2001 World Aquatics Championships
B
200 m individual medley at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships
C
4 x 100 m medley relay in the 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
D
400 m individual medley at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships
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Q2.
According to Tennyson in "The Passing of Arthur", which knight stayed with the dying King Arthur to the end and threw the sword Excalibur into the lake?
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Q3.
Which car maker has marketed models called Jazz, Accord, Civic and Legend?
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Q4.
What TV drama series is set in Bon Temps, Louisiana?
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Q5.
Talk-show host Jack Paar once welcomed which actress to The Tonight Show by saying, "Here they are, ... ", that became the title of her biography by Raymond Strait
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Q6.
The Sinai Peninsula is part of which country?
B
None - it is a self-governing republic
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Q7.
Which bird has the widest wingspan?
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