Daily Quiz #2978
General Knowledge Quiz for Tuesday, 14 March 2017
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Q1.
Which character has inspired plays by Christopher Marlowe, W. S. Gilbert, Gertrude Stein, Paul Valéry & Václav Havel, operas by Berlioz, Gounod, Busoni, Prokofiev & Stravinsky and music by Schubert, Wagner, Schumann, Liszt, Mussorgsky & Mahler?
Note: This question was updated in November 2019
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Q2.
Which of these is a type of Australian dog?
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Q3.
Who designed the white chiffon one-shoulder gown worn by Michelle Obama at the series of 10 balls celebrating US President Barack Obama's inauguration?
A
David and Elizabeth Emanuel
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Q4.
What are Mammoth, Whistler, Bansko, Afriski, Niseko, and Cardrona?
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Q5.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) rejected in 2017 by the USA was proposed between 12 Pacific Rim countries: Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the United States and which other?
B
People's Republic of China
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Q6.
In 2012, 49ers CEO, Jed York, tweeted a joke in relation to the Super Bowl championship game "There is no conspiracy. I pulled the plug.". What was he referring to?
A
Nobody tuned in to watch
B
Beyoncé's husband, Jay Z, did not make an appearance at the halftime show
C
A 34 minute break in the game due to a power outage
D
The backroom hand basins had overflowed
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An ancient music, performed now in an ensemble of gongs and a drum
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