Daily Quiz #3973
General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 4 December 2019
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1
What tree and its fruit is also known as the butter pear and alligator pear?
B
Chinese Gooseberry (or Kiwi)
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2
What music, recorded in 1986 in the Church of St John-at-Hackney, London, and released in 1989, became one of the best-selling classical albums?
A
The Lark Ascending by Vaughan Williams
B
Violin Concerto in B minor by Edward Elgar
C
The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi
D
Violin Concerto by Ludwig van Beethoven
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3
Which of these is a Chinese philosophical system based on writings by Lao-tzu in the 6th century, which developed into a religion?
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4
Who, in 1936, was the last British man to win the singles event at Wimbledon until Andy Murray from Scotland won in 2013?
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5
Barack Obama is the first US president born outside the contiguous states of the USA. Where was he born?
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6
In which country is the town of Passchendaele?
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7
Who was the first American president to pay personal income tax on his presidential salary?
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