Daily Quiz #2919
General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 14 January 2017
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1
What is the venue for the first World Outdoor Youth Ball Hockey Championship held in August 2009?
A
Disney World, Orlando, Florida
B
Brampton, Ontario, Canada
D
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
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2
Which infectious disease is characterised by ulceration and inflammation of the bowel with generalised toxaemia and "wasting", usually caused via infection of food contaminated by flies?
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3
What is the correct spelling for a sign on a female toilet?
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4
What events in 2014 led most directly to the renationalisation of Malaysian Airlines?
B
Decisions at the 2014 World Finance Conference
D
The loss of two aircraft with a total loss of 537 lives
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5
What is a background which scientists Marie and Pierre Curie, writer Marguerite Duras, churchman Thomas Aquinas, actor Bill Murray and lawyer and politician Christine Lagarde all share?
A
They all had a daughter named Irène
B
They are all alumni of the Sorbonne (the University of Paris)
C
Their first choice of career was in visual art
D
They all have an overwhelming fear of cats
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6
The South African artist William Kentridge articulates concerns of post-Apartheid South Africa using what media?
B
Drawing, printmaking and stop-motion film of evolving charcoal drawings
C
Graphic novels, light installations
D
Stained glass, found object sculpture
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7
Which of these is a nickname for the Sydney Harbour Bridge?
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