Daily Quiz #4224
General Knowledge Quiz for Tuesday, 11 August 2020
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1
Which of these countries is landlocked?
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2
In "The Sound of Music", which of these items did not feature in Maria's list of "Favourite Things"?
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3
Which of these is a localised, blood-filled dilation of a blood vessel caused by disease or weakening of the vessel wall that most commonly occurs in arteries at the base of the brain and in the aorta?
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4
To whom was the quote "Remember upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all" first ascribed?
A
Akhenaten, Pharaoh of Egypt (died 1336 or 1334 BCE)
B
George Washington (1732-1799)
C
Alexander the Great, of Macedon (356-323 BCE)
D
Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
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5
Which Canadian actor and musician appeared on the video accompanying Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" when it was released in 1983?
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6
Where is a diaeresis, or dieresis, used?
C
To describe the patterns on a tortoise's shell
D
As an adjunct to oxygen supply equipment
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7
The American game Halma, inspired by the English game Hoppity devised in 1854, is played on what shape board?
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