Daily Quiz #4103
General Knowledge Quiz for Sunday, 12 April 2020
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Q1.
The USA won the most medals at the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000. Out of these countries, which one won the most?
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2
Q2.
How many episodes were made in the British TV series "Yes, Minister"?
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Q3.
What is the east coast of Nicaragua, fronting the Caribbean Sea, called?
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Q4.
Which city was founded by Sir Stamford Raffles as a trading settlement in 1819?
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Q5.
Which illustrator, born in what is now Haiti, raised in France, and an immigrant to America at 18, turned early observations and a hobby into creating work which included a book which was published in Britain and which is now considered a classic?
Note: This question was updated in April 2021
A
Elizabeth Blackwell (1700 - 1758)
B
Rachel Ruysch (1664 - 1750)
C
John James Audubon (1785-1851`)
D
Mark Catesby (1682-1749)
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Q6.
Embioptera, known as web weavers or webspinners, create silk from spinnerets located where?
B
Under the end of the abdomen
C
The ends of the two front legs
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Q7.
What is the name for the act of murdering of one's own brother?
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