Daily Quiz #3294
General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 24 January 2018
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Q1.
Who were the two Aikens in the Jamaican netball team in 2009?
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2
Q2.
With what art form is Frenchman Paul Cézanne associated?
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3
Q3.
In September 2015 Malcolm Turnbull became Prime Minister of what country?
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Q4.
What is something Abelard and Héloïse, Oscar Wilde, Sarah Bernhardt, Honoré de Balzac, Georges Bizet and Jim Morrison have in common?
A
They had only one son, who died before reaching the age of 10
B
They are buried in Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, France
C
They composed a number of Christmas songs
D
They tried (and failed) to prove Fermat's Last Theorem
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Q5.
Where are the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago and the Rocas Atoll?
B
Off the coast of Brazil
C
Between the Canary Islands and the West African mainland
D
Off the coast of Portugal
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Q6.
How many sucker-bearing arms do squids have?
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Q7.
Besides the relatively recent annual honorarium of £5,750, the Poet Laureate of the UK has, since the 1500s, been traditionally rewarded annually with what?
A
100 goose quills and a pint of ink
C
Free stabling for a horse
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