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Daily Quiz #3917

General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 9 October 2019

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Q1. In what genre did the author of the book which was the base for the film of social and political dystopia "Children of Men" (2006) usually work?

A
Detective fiction
B
Science fiction
C
Philosophy
D
Theological instruction
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Q2. Johann Friedrich GutsMuths and Friedrich Ludwig Jahn created exercises for boys and young men on apparatus they had designed, that led to what is considered modern gymnastics. When was this?

A
16th century
B
18th century
C
17th century
D
Late 18th / early 19th century
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Q3. Which of these is a diamond pattern, often used in knitting?

A
Variegated
B
Fair Isle
C
Aran
D
Argyle
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Q4. On 25 November 2010, which country held a general election whereby the majority of seats (17 out of 26) in its Legislative Assembly were elected by universal suffrage for the first time?

A
Indonesia
B
Myanmar
C
North Korea
D
Tonga
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Q5. Who wrote the book "Das Kapital"?

A
Black Marx
B
Groucho Marx
C
Onya Marx
D
Karl Marx
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Q6. What constellation is sometimes called "the Chained Lady", "the Chained Woman" "Perseus's wife" or "Cepheus's daughter"?

A
Andromeda
B
Capricorn
C
Ursa Major
D
Leo
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Q7. The Khoikhoi (including the Namaqua), Korana and the Saan are pre-European peoples of what area?

A
Southern Africa
B
Australia
C
Northern Alaska and Canada
D
The Arctic
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