Daily Quiz #2384
General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 29 July 2015
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Q1.
Begun in 1897 and inspired by the success of the first modern-day marathon at the 1896 Olympics, what is the world's oldest annual marathon?
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Q2.
Which of these names refers to a Mexican ritual that involves 5 people climbing a 30 meter pole from which 4 launch themselves (tied with ropes) to the ground while one stays on top, dancing and playing a flute & drum?
B
The Passion of Iztapalapa
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Q3.
Where would a thorny devil usually be found?
A
In ikebana arrangements
B
In mediaeval illustrated Christian gospels
C
In the art of Hieronymus Bosch
D
In the Australian arid scrubland or desert
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Q4.
Ashton Carter, appointed USA Secretary of Defense in 2015, succeeded whom?
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Q5.
What is a common factor in these films - fairy tale fantasy "Enchanted", biopic "Mr Turner", the Harry Potter series of films, and social drama "Secrets & Lies"?
A
Production company Walt Disney Pictures
D
Composer Alexandre Desplat
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Q6.
The night of 9 March 1945 saw, according to historians, the most devastating World War II bombing raid on what city?
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Q7.
When were television sets with built-in closed-caption display first introduced to the US?
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