Daily Quiz #2660
General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 30 April 2016
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Q1.
In 1966 what unexpected event occurred in Indian politics?
A
India became a republic
B
The Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru died in office
C
Indira Gandhi was assassinated while in office as Prime Minister
D
Indira Gandhi was elected Prime Minister, the first woman in the office
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2
Q2.
For a netball net, how high should the top of the ring be from the ground?
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Q3.
Who wrote the play "Oedipus Rex", "Antigone" and "Electra"?
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4
Q4.
Where is Ho Chi Minh City?
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Q5.
Walt Disney's animated film "Bambi" (1942) drawn from Austrian Felix Salten's 1923 book had been shelved for five years mainly for what reason or reasons?
A
Prejudice against German books
B
Protests from hunters and sportsmen
D
The adult and sombre nature of the book, and challenges in animal animation
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Q6.
"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper" is an example of what?
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Q7.
The NASA space probe NEAR Shoemaker launched in 1996 was their first to do what?
A
Orbit and land on an asteroid
B
Orbit the planet Jupiter
C
Land on the planet Mars
D
Closely orbit and observe the sun
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