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Daily Quiz #3177

General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 29 September 2017

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Q1. Who became the oldest Oscar winner in the history of the Academy Awards in 1976, aged 80?

A
Milton Berle
B
Jack Benny
C
Red Skelton
D
George Burns
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Q2. What followed the Weimar Republic in 1933?

A
Federal Republic of Germany
B
"The Reich that will last 1,000 years"
C
The Age of Freedom
D
Garbo Days
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Q3. Myrmecophily refers to an association, beneficial to either or both of the partners, between animals, or plants or fungi and which other?

A
Moths
B
Ants
C
Bees
D
Millipedes
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Q4. The record (not broken until 2024) for the most years between winning gold medals was set by Aladár Gerevich (Hungary) in 1960. His first gold had been won in 1932. What sport did he compete in?

Note: This question was updated in October 2024
A
Marathon
B
Fencing
C
Shooting
D
Weightlifting
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Q5. What is a kouseband?

A
A small non-venomous snake
B
A bean
C
A tree kangaroo native to New Guinea
D
A ball used in korfball
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Q6. Manus Island off the coast of Papua New Guinea houses a detention centre on behalf of which country?

A
China
B
Japan
C
Australia
D
Malaysia
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Q7. "Le Chanson de Roland" sings of a Frankish knight fighting under the command of the ruler commonly known under which name?

A
Vercingétorix
B
Clovis
C
Ferdinand and Isabella
D
Charlemagne
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