Daily Quiz #4108
General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 17 April 2020
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Q1.
A rapid alternation of a note with the note immediately below or above it in the scale is known as what?
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Q2.
What is the common name for a strategic board game for two players who alternately place black and white stones on the vacant intersections of a grid of 19×19 lines?
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Q3.
What links these countries: Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Sao Tome & Principe, the Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, the Maldives, Indonesia and Kiribati?
A
They have all been colonised by Portugal
B
The equator passes through each of them
C
They use the same units of currency
D
They all have populations of between 4 and 5 million
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Q4.
According to the Guinness Book of Records, what film became, in 1995, the biggest box office failure?
C
Plan 9 from Outer Space
D
Around the World in 80 Days
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Q5.
Which US president started and pursued the hardline rivalry after World War II between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, usually called the Cold War?
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Q6.
What are formed from linear chains of amino acids?
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Q7.
When was the phrase "under God" included in the American Pledge of Allegiance?
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