Daily Quiz #2838
General Knowledge Quiz for Tuesday, 25 October 2016
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Q1.
What did US president Harry S. Truman's middle initial stand for?
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Q2.
In which film does Tom Cruise play Count Claus Schenk von Stauffenberg?
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Q3.
In the sport of curling what is meant by "to wick the stone"?
A
Draw off water under it by capillary action
B
Touch a stationary stone with the stone just enough for the played stone to change direction
C
Make it lively, or vigorous
D
Observe it out of the corner of an eye
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Q4.
In what country is the Sennar Dam on the Blue Nile river?
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Q5.
"Hermaphrodite" is a term used to describe what about a person?
Note: This question was updated in June 2018
B
They deliver love letters
C
They possess primary sexual organs or other sexual characteristics of both male and female
D
They are interested in Greek literature
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Q6.
Record medal winner in the Rio Olympics 2016 Simone Biles from the USA competed in what discipline?
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Q7.
Who was the cause of a political scandal after being allowed to stay in the USA in May 2010, despite a 2004 deportation order?
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