Daily Quiz #4234
General Knowledge Quiz for Friday, 21 August 2020
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1
In the 1994 film "The Shawshank Redemption", the prisoner at the centre of the film has a poster of whom in his cell as he begins his sentence?
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2
What does the word "Kendo", a modern Japanese martial art, mean?
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3
By what other name is Ecuador's Archipiélago de Colón known?
B
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
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4
What is a traditional form of whitework embroidery which involves the tufting or knotting of the yarn, on top of a muslin fabric to create patterns?
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5
Student protests on the streets of central Dublin on 3 November 2010 involving 25,000 to 40,000 protesters, and in London 2 weeks later with 10,000 protesters, were in opposition to what?
B
Military action in Afghanistan
D
A proposed increase in university fees & cuts to student grants
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6
What name was given to Colleen LaRose, who was accused of conspiring with fighters overseas and pledging to commit murder in the name of a Muslim holy war, and pleaded not guilty in court in Philadelphia in March 2010?
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7
The diet of dung beetles varies according to species, including the dung of herbivores and omnivores, mushrooms, decaying leaves, fruits, but in the case of one species what instead?
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