Daily Quiz #2671
General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 11 May 2016
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1
From the 10th to the 14th centuries Scandinavian and, later, Anglo Saxon warriors formed the guard for Byzantine emperors under what name?
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2
Following the 1948 Olympics FIFA imposed what ban relating to play in the World Cup?
B
Wearing of advertising slogans
C
Unsportsmanlike conduct
D
Contesting the referee's decision
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3
What is one thing which the following cities have in common: New Delhi, Yangon, Caracas, Bengaluru, Darwin, Kolkata, and Tehran?
B
They are in time zones offset from Universal Time by half an hour
C
The populations of the cities are all over 5 million
D
They are all established in mountain areas
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4
What is the main mountain range which runs down the east coast of southern Brazil?
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5
What scale initially related wind conditions to their effects on the sails of a man of war, from "sufficient for steerage" to "which canvas sails couldn't withstand."
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6
Neo, Morpheus and the city of Zion feature in what 1999 film?
B
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
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7
Throughout his early years in Indonesia, who was known to his playmates and at school as "Barry Soetoro"?
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