Daily Quiz #2864

General Knowledge Quiz for Sunday, 20 November 2016

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Q1. Which 19th century composer wrote over 40 operas including "Il Barbiere di Siviglia" and "Guillaume Tell"?

Giacomo Puccini

Gioachino Rossini

Giuseppe Verdi

Georges Bizet

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Q2. Alongside the red cross and the red crescent symbols which identify relief societies for wounded soldiers, what further symbol was formally adopted in 2005?

Red Crystal

Red Rocket

Red Gull (flying)

Red Wheel

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Q3. What language is the basis of the name of Soweto?

English

Dutch

Zulu

Arabic

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Q4. In 1912 in Sweden 17 national federations formed the IAAF; what did the second "A" stand for?

Note: This question was updated in August 2020

Amateur

Athletic

American

A-listers

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Q5. Old English fragments of poem known as "Waldere" are heroic texts concerning whom?

Widsith

Weland, smith

Wotan

Walter of Aquitaine

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Q6. Who, according to the Christian and Hebrew Bibles, succeeded King Saul as king over Israel and Judah?

His son, Ish-bosheth

His son, Jonathan

His daughter, Michal

His son-in-law, David

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Q7. What does the term "enteric" apply to?

The lungs

The oesophagus

The intestines and alimentary system

The lower intestine

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