Daily Quiz #3497
General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 15 August 2018
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1
What can be one of the effects on Earth of a Coronal Mass Ejection from the Sun?
A
A spurt of growth in plant life
B
Temporarily extended brilliant sunlight
C
Widening of the hole in the ozone layer
D
Disruption of navigation, communication and accelerated or erratic distribution of electricity
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2
What is the surname of the film director whose first names are Francis Ford?
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3
An outbreak of what virus disrupted the runup to a major international sporting event in 2016?
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4
According to Greek legend, which of the 9 Muses was the muse of Lyric poetry?
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5
What did some media in Russia claim was selling like hot cakes, or selling out, in the UK in 2017?
A
Tax Dodging for Dummies
D
A 2018 calendar showing Vladimir Putin semi-nude with a gun, beside animals, winning at judo, etc
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6
Which film that won an Oscar for Best Picture, explores prejudice against Jews and Afro-Americans over the period 1948 to 1973?
A
Born on the Fourth of July
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7
Which of these is closest to the South Georgia and the Sandwich Islands?
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