Daily Quiz #4228
General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 15 August 2020
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Q1.
Where are Akrotiri and Dhekelia, allocated by treaty to the UK as sovereign military bases?
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2
Q2.
In the original version of the "Donkey Kong" computer game, the hero, Mario, attempted to rescue his girlfriend. What was her name?
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Q3.
Traditionally, what does "like" mean ?
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Q4.
A moratorium on capital punishment throughout the US for about four years was occasioned after a 1972 decision by the US Supreme Court. What was the decision?
A
United States v. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
C
New York Times Co. v. United States
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Q5.
Research in the USA into safe distancing re the COVID-19 pandemic has involved…?
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Q6.
Who did Cleopatra VII, often known now simply as Cleopatra, succeed as Pharaoh of Egypt in 51 BCE?
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Her grandfather Ptolemy XI
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Q7.
What immensely popular allegory was written initially by Guillaume de Loris and finished by Jean de Meun?
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