Daily Quiz #4207
General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 25 July 2020
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Q1.
Goalkeeper Jens Ramme's debut for Dynamo Dresden was in the quarter-final of the 1985-86 European Cup Winners' Cup, when they were 3-1 up at half-time and he was brought on as a replacement. He let in six goals in 29 minutes: Dynamo lost. They were playing against which team?
A
Bayer Uerdingen of West Germany
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Q2.
Neighbouring South American countries Suriname and Guyana share what apart from a border?
A
They lie on the same mountain range
B
They are the two smallest sovereign states in South America
D
Vehicles in both drive on the left
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Q3.
In 1998, the former President of the Palestinian Authority, Yasser Arafat, declared what day as a national day of remembrance in Palestine for the Nakba?
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Q4.
What phrase refers to an old-fashioned person who is reluctant to change or innovate?
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Q5.
Royal mistress Nell Gwynn famously sold what items?
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Q6.
What do the terms lordosis and kyphosis refer to?
A
Flexion of the human foot
B
Actions of the oesophagus
D
Stages of asthmatic distress
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Q7.
For what quality was the first Nobel Prize in Literature awarded?
A
The art of historical writing, with special reference to his monumental work A History of Rome
B
Lofty idealism, artistic perfection and a rare combination of the qualities of...heart and intellect
C
Outstanding merits as an epic writer
D
The lofty idealism, vivid imagination and spiritual perception that characterise her writings
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