Daily Quiz #4073
General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 13 March 2020
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Q1.
Who is the person, or are the people, who in 1920 formed the company which eventually became Columbia Pictures?
A
The Cohn brothers (Harry and Jack) and Joe Brandt
C
Adolph Zukor and Jesse Lasky
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Q2.
In traditional English pantomime, which shrewd, witty, light-hearted character vied with Pierrot for the affection of Columbine, and was based on the Commedia Dell'Arte character Arlecchino?
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Q3.
Where is Saint Kitts and Nevis?
A
60 miles off the Atlantic coast of Morocco
C
Northwest of New Caledonia
D
In the Indian Ocean, 50 miles north of Madagascar
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Q4.
The diet of a Portia, a genus of jumping spider, focusses on what food?
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Q5.
What was the nickname for the German L14 Howitzer, used in World War I?
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Q6.
US baseball player Pete Rose was accused in 1989 of (and he confessed in 2004 to) what, that has made him ineligible to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame?
A
Feigning illness during games
B
Deliberately losing games
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Q7.
What is the legal tender (face) value of the "American Buffalo", a 24-karat gold bullion coin first offered for sale by the US Mint on 22 June 2006?
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