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Daily Quiz #4079

General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 19 March 2020

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Q1. Ansel Adams and Terence Donovan were prominent in what field?

A
High jump
B
Sculpture
C
Photography
D
Boxing
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Q2. Which football team returned home from the 2010 African Nations Cup in Angola after their bus was shot at and three people were killed?

A
Togo
B
South Africa
C
Democratic Republic of the Congo
D
Republic of the Congo
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Q3. In the third century CE, politician, geographer, writer, and cartographer Pei Xiu was the first in China recorded as describing what in full?

A
Principles and practices of retaining power
B
China's geometric grid reference for maps
C
Routes and facilities for travel from Guangzhou to Palmyra
D
Construction and arming of petards
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Q4. The Indonesian Army special forces group, founded in 1952, that conducts special operations missions for the Indonesian government is called what?

A
The State Intelligence Service (SHISH)
B
The Mossad
C
Kopassus
D
Agencja Wywiadu (AW)
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Q5. What name is given to the unnatural fear of death?

A
Homophobia
B
Androphobia
C
Thanatophobia
D
Xenophobia
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Q6. Which of these is an English actress known for her work in the films "My Summer of Love", "The Devil Wears Prada", and the BBC TV film "Gideon's Daughter"?

A
Emily Blunt
B
Rita Sharpe
C
Kookie Cutter
D
Jane Dullman
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Q7. According to Greek mythology, "Hope" was the only thing left in what container after it had been opened?

A
Jason's cabinet
B
Hera's chest
C
Hero's trunk
D
Pandora's box
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