Daily Quiz #3738
General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 13 April 2019
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Q1.
After winning the silver in equestrian dressage 1932 Summer Olympics, why was Swedish rider Bertil Sandström demoted to last?
A
Months later, his horse tested positive for fluphenazine and zuclophenthixol
B
His blood tests indicated the use of darbepoetin
C
Clicking to his horse to encourage it.
D
Swearing at the judges during the competition
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2
Q2.
Which Tennessee city has the same name as the ancient Egyptian city named after King Menes?
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3
Q3.
Where were tanks used for the first time in battle?
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4
Q4.
What collection includes 3 King's crowns. 3 Queen's crowns, 5 sceptres, 2 orbs, St Edward's staff, 5 swords and 2 bracelets?
B
The loot from Britain's Great Train Robbery in 1963
C
Elvis Presley's museum at Graceland
D
The Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao
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Q5.
Who is the New Zealand-born physicist whose discoveries include most of the great advances in physics between 1899 and 1930?
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Q6.
What name is given to an obstruction of an artery by a substance carried by the blood?
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7
Q7.
What hit song of 1987 included the line “We come in peace, Shoot to kill”
C
(It's A) Wonderful World
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