Daily Quiz #3111
General Knowledge Quiz for Tuesday, 25 July 2017
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Q1.
At the closing ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, what initially distinguished the Japanese Prime Minister's introduction of the next Olympic host city?
A
His suit was made from a Japanese flag
B
He came from a large green pipe dressed as the video game character Super Mario
C
He wore a cape printed with an image of Fujiyama
D
He balanced the Olympic rings on a red ball
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Q3.
Why was air travel across western and northern Europe disrupted in April and May 2010?
A
Extensive clouds of volcanic ash from eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland
B
A series of bomb scares on aircraft
C
Discovery of a technical malfunction affecting most commercial planes flying in Europe
D
Strike by air traffic controllers
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Q4.
Which of these is a homophone of "lough", meaning a narrow bay or an arm of the sea?
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Q5.
Which of these is the greatest distance apart in a straight line?
A
Miami, Florida to Chicago, Illinois
B
New York, New York to San Francisco, California
C
Phoenix, Arizona to Boston, Massachusetts
D
Seattle, Washington to New Orleans, Louisiana
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Q6.
Which of these is not a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice?
B
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
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Q7.
Who coined the term "Big Bang" to explain the difference between it and his theory of the "steady state" expanding universe?
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